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Greer Garson
Actor
Born September 29, 1904Died April 6, 1996 (91 years)
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996) was a British and American actress. Very popular during World War II, she was listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946. Known for playing dignified and graceful women, Garson established herself as among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and Britain and received seven Academy Award nominations, winning one for Mrs. Miniver (1942), which was also the highest grossing film of that year.
Originally a stage actress in England, she signed a contract with MGM and moved to Hollywood in 1937. She achieved success immediately for her debut film Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. Following the romantic comedy Remember? (1939) and the period drama Pride and Prejudice (1940), Garson starred in a string of commercial and critical successes that earned her a record five consecutive Academy Award nominations for Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Madame Curie (1943), Mrs. Parkington (1944), and The Valley of Decision (1945). With her popularity slowly dwindling in the 1950s as her contract with MGM expired, she moved to Broadway. She received her seventh and final Academy Award nomination for the biographical film Sunrise at Campobello (1960).
Originally a stage actress in England, she signed a contract with MGM and moved to Hollywood in 1937. She achieved success immediately for her debut film Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. Following the romantic comedy Remember? (1939) and the period drama Pride and Prejudice (1940), Garson starred in a string of commercial and critical successes that earned her a record five consecutive Academy Award nominations for Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Madame Curie (1943), Mrs. Parkington (1944), and The Valley of Decision (1945). With her popularity slowly dwindling in the 1950s as her contract with MGM expired, she moved to Broadway. She received her seventh and final Academy Award nomination for the biographical film Sunrise at Campobello (1960).
Known For
Filmography
| 2008 | |
| 2005 | Pride and Prejudice Revisited · as Elizabeth Bennet |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War · as (archive Footage) |
| 1978 | Little Women (TV Series) · as Kathryn March |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Alice Bailey |
| 1976 | The Little Drummer Boy Book II · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Little Drummer Boy · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire · as Cordelia Biddle |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | The Singing Nun · as Mother Prioress |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Frances B. Finch |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Juliette Harben |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello · as Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town · as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Elena Krug |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Her Twelve Men · as Jan Stewart |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar · as Calpurnia |
| 1953 | Scandal at Scourie · as Victoria Mcchesney |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Molly Malloy |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV Series) · as Mary Anne Disraeli |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Flower Lady |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady · as Jane Hoskins |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Miniver Story · as Kay Miniver |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Linda Warner |
| 1949 | That Forsyte Woman · as Irene Forsyte |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves · as Julia Packett |
| 1947 | Desire Me · as Marise Aubert |
| 1945 | Adventure · as Emily Sears |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Mary Rafferty |
| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington · as Susie Parkington |
| 1944 | Some of the Best · as Katherine |
| 1943 | Madame Curie · as Marie Curie |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Paula |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver · as Mrs. Miniver |
| 1941 | When Ladies Meet · as Mrs. Claire Woodruff |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust · as Edna Gladney |
| 1940 | Pride and Prejudice · as Elizabeth Bennet |
| 1939 | Remember? · as Linda Bronson |
| 1939 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips · as Katherine 'kathy' |