Jean Merilyn Simmons was born in Lower Holloway, London, England, on January 31, 1929, was a British actress. Young Jean Simmons began her acting career at the age of fourteen. She made her big screen debut in comedy movie Give Us the Moon (1944) in role as Heidi. She got her first big break in romantic drama film Great Expectations (1946) in role as Estella. Jean's breakthrough performance came as young queen of Egypt Cleopatra in drama biography comedy movie Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). She made her Hollywood debut in adventure comedy film Androcles and the Lion (1952) in role as Lavinia.
How tall was Jean Simmons and what was her weight? Jean Simmons's height was 5' 4" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 163 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 123 іn pоunds or 56 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Jean Simmons body measurements was bust-waist-hip 33-24-34 in inches or 84-61-86.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 32B with cup size B.
Jean Simmons
January 31, 1929
January 22, 2010
U.S. - U.K.
Aquarius
Brown
Green
5 ft 4 in | 163 cm
33-24-34 in | 84-61-86.5 cm
56 kg | 123 lbs
32B
6.5 US | 37 EU
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ophelia in drama movie Hamlet (1948).
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance as Mary Wilson in drama movie The Happy Ending (1969).
She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role as Sister Sarah Brown in musical film Guys and Dolls (1955).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role as Anne Leeds in comedy drama film This Could Be the Night (1957).
She won the Bambi Award for Best Actress - International for her role as Jay in drama film The Woman in the Hall (1947).
She was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role as Sister Sharon Falconer in drama movie Elmer Gantry (1960).
She won the National Board of Review Awards for her roles in films:
Young Bess (1953) romantic drama as Queen Elizabeth I
The Actress (1953) comedy drama as Ruth Gordon Jones
The Robe (1953) Biblical epic drama as Diana
She won a David di Donatello Golden Plate Award for her role as Lily Watkins in noir crime movie Footsteps in the Fog (1955).
She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for her role as Em Reed in drama film How to Make an American Quilt (1995).
She played Varinia in epic historical drama movie Spartacus (1960).
Angel Face (1953) drama crime as Diane Tremayne Jessup
The Grass Is Greener (1960) comedy as Hattie Durant
Black Narcissus (1947) melodrama as Kanchi
So Long at the Fair (1950) thriller as Vicky Barton
Rough Night in Jericho (1967) Western as Molly Lang
The Blue Lagoon (1949) romance adventure as Emmeline Foster
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her role as Fee Cleary in miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983).
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her guest appearance in CBS crime drama television series Murder, She Wrote (1989) in episode "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall".
She guest starred in role as Rear Admiral Norah Satie in science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991) in episode "The Drumhead".
She narrated the A&E documentary television series Mysteries of the Bible (1994-1998).
Dark Shadows (1991) NBC series as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
Attended Aida Foster School of Dance.
Had two sisters: Lorna, Edna and one brother, Harold.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2003.
She became a U.S. citizen in 1956.
Simmons died on January 22, 2010, Santa Monica, California, United States, at the age of 81.
She was married to:
Richard Brooks (1960-1980) they had a daughter, Kate Brooksand
Stewart Granger (1950-1960) they had a daughter, Tracy Granger
She dated James Hanson and Laurence Harvey.