Jean Simmons

Jean Merilyn Simmons, born on January 31st, 1929, in London, to Charles Simmons and Winifred Simmons, was a famous actress. She was the youngest of her siblings. She loved acting and started acting at the tender age of 14. Her father was a physical education teacher and a gold medalist in gymnastics. Her first chance to act was given by director Val Guest in the movie, Give Us The Moon. Jean then appeared in several other films like ‘Caesar’, ‘Cleopatra’, Great Expectations Click to look into! >> Read More... , ‘Hamlet’, and, Black Narcissus.

Jean became a star due to her roles in ‘Hamlet’, and Adam and Evelyn, while she was still a teen. She married Stewart Granger, in 1950, with whom she got casted in several films. Soon, she took up the citizenship of the US. In 1960, she divorced him and married Richard Brooks, but got divorced 20 years later, in 1980. She got settled in Santa Monica after her divorce, all by herself, until her death. Angel Face and The Actress were her favorites. Her famous films were The Robe, Young Bess, The Egyptian, Guys and Dolls, The Big Country, ‘Spartacus’, All The Way Home, and The Happy Ending.

By the late 70s, she turned her attention to stage and television acting. She toured the whole of US for her performance in A Little Night’s Music, and kept performing in the same show for three long years. She portrayed Fiona Fee Cleary in The Thorn Birds, and won several awards for her role. She also appeared in North and South, Great Expectations, and The Dawning. Jean made a special appearance in The Drum-Head, as an admiral and investigator. She also appeared in Dark Shadows Click to look into! >> Read More... and Mysteries of The Bible. She voiced Sophie’s role in Howl’s Moving Castle.

During her entire life, Jean spoke out about her struggle with addiction and became the patron of the human rights charity. She supported their campaign for effective drug policies and handed out her support to drug addicts. Jean passed away due to lung cancer on January 22nd, 2010, at her house.