Jean Simmons

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Jean Simmons

Jean Merilyn Simmons (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British 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 the Second World War, 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). Her other film appearances include Young Bess (1953), The Robe (1953), The Big Country (1958), 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 miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983).

Birth and Death Data: Born January 31, 1929 (London), Died January 22, 2010 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Decca	L 8833		11/30/1955	I'll know-1	Marlon Brando ; Jean Simmons		vocalist
Decca	L 8835		11/30/1955	A woman in love-1	Marlon Brando ; Jean Simmons		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Simmons, Jean," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343869.

Simmons, Jean. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/343869.

"Simmons, Jean." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 November 2024.