Jean Simmons

Demure British beauty Jean Simmons in a youthful Kodachrome sitting from 1946. She was born January 31, 1929, in Crouch End, London. This charming beauty became one of the prominent screen goddesses of the mid-twentieth century. She made it to the covers of the ‘Time’ and ‘Life’ magazines in her twenties. While she featured mostly in films produced in Great Britain during and post the ‘World War II’, from 1950s she worked extensively in Hollywood. In a career span of over six decades, she worked with many renowned directors like Val Guest, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick and starred opposite leading actors like Laurence Olivier, Marlon Brando and Richard Burton. This classy and talented beauty left a mark by her spectacular performances in big-screen films like ‘Great Expectations’ (1948), ‘Hamlet’ (1948), ‘Guys and Dolls’ (1955) and ‘The Happy Ending’ (1969). In 1956, she received ‘Golden Globe Awards’ in the category of ‘Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy’ for her memorable performance in ‘Guys and Dolls’. She also worked in many TV films like ‘Inherit the Wind’ and ‘A Small Killing’ and series like ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘The Thorn Birds’. The latter won her ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’. In 2003 she was honoured with ‘OBE’ for her contributions and services to films. Simmons passed away from lung cancer at her home in Santa Monica on January 22, 2010, nine days before her 81st birthday.

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