Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBEwas an English actress. 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...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth31 January 1929
CityLondon, England
beautiful girl vanity
Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business, you'll take on the tough roles.
beautiful divorce style
in Divorce American style, there was the discomfort of seeing one of the beautiful wasted actresses of the screen, Jean Simmons. Her suggestions of sensibility - what she embodies - were too fine for the world of that movie. Her presence made the movie she was trapped in seem uglier.
careers wonderful ups-and-downs
My career has had a lot of ups and downs, but basically it has been wonderful.
oscars knows
I didn't even know what an Oscar was at the time.
lunch long forever
I remember a long, long day of filming and it took forever to get Kirk Douglas up on his cross. We played a terrible joke on him when, as he was safely installed, the assistant director called lunch and left him up there. He could have had the lot of us fired but he was very good about it. You have to have a sense of humor in this industry.