Jean Simmons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Simmons

British-American actress

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1929

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 22-Jan-2010

Profession: child actor, stage actor, dancer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British-American actress and singer.
One of J.
Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after World War II, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hamlet (1948), and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls (1955).
Other notable film appearances included Young Bess (1953), The Robe (1953), Elmer Gantry (1960), Spartacus (1960), and the 1969 film The Happy Ending, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She also won an Emmy Award for the 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds.