Jean Simmons
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Filmography
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So Long at the Fair
(1950)Dirk Bogarde and Jean Simmons go in search of a young woman's missing brother in Paris in this quality thriller. Can they unravel the mystery?

Home Before Dark
(1958)Charlotte Bronn (Jean Simmons) walks out of a mental institution and back into the emotionally stunted life that sent her there,trapped in a chilly relationship with a husband (Dan O'Herlihy) who seems far more interested in Charlotte's stepsister Joan (RhondaFleming) than in his wife. Charlotte clings to the hope that she is improving. But on the night of an elegant party, dressed andcoiffed in an unsettling attempt to resemble Joan, she loses her frail self-control…and finally faces the truth about her marriage.Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity. EfremZimbalist, Jr. costars as a professor who offers Charlotte the compassionate support she needs, if she has the courage to accept it.Veteran Mervyn LeRoy (Random Harvest, The Bad Seed) directs this poignant and penetrating tale of a mind and a marriage at acrossroads.

Until They Sail
(1957)A bittersweet story of sisters embracing love in a time of war, but it’s the sensitive romance between a war widow and a jaded captain (Newman) that forms the tale’s poignant heart.

Young Bess
(1953)A fiery teenage princess, the future Elizabeth I, loses her heart but saves her head as royal heads fall around her.
This Could Be the Night
(1957)Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas and Anthony Franciosa star in producer Joe Pasternak's delightful production which was called "the kind of movie audiences hunger for but all too infrequently get". Anne Leeds (Simmons) is a schoolteacher looking for part-time work. She lands a job as a secretary at a nightclub, working for two partners: Rocco (Douglas), a nice, decent type of guy who has Anne's best interests at heart, and Tony (Franciosa), a handsome swinger for whom Anne falls, much to Rocco's chagrin. Adding a bit of spice – and some musical entertainment – to the story are Joan Blondell, Julie Wilson, J. Carrol Naish, ZaSu Pitts and more in supporting roles.

The Happy Ending
(1969)Two Oscar® nominations (1970: Best Actress, Jean Simmons; Best Original Song, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michael Legrand) and stunning performances from an all-star cast highlight this frank and deeply personal look at marriage…and other fairy tales.

All the Way Home
(1963)In the early 1900's Tennessee, a family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden death. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life.

Daisies in December
(1995)The life of an antisocial and widowed grandfather takes on new meaning when he falls in love after being dumped by his family at a hotel for seniors.
Dark Shadows
Be Seduced by the Darkness! Passions run red in this timeless gothic romance about a beautiful governess, Victoria Winters, who arrives at the isolated, costal mansion of Collinwood to tutor a disturbed child for an accursed family.

Guys and Dolls
(1955)In this musical comedy, a slick gambler with a girlfriend and a high-roller debt makes a bet with his friend to get a chilly missionary on a date.

The Big Country
(1958)When a ship captain heads west to join his fiancée on her father’s ranch, he is thrust into the middle of a bitter feud between two families.

Elmer Gantry
(1960)A charming conman pretends to be a preacher and romances a roadside revivalist. Will his charade collapse when an ex-lover shows up to settle a score?

The Actress
(1953)An ambitious young woman informs her father of her dream of becoming an actress. Against her father's wishes but supported by her mother, she moves to New York determined to become a success.

Désirée
(1954)The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.

The Robe
(1953)A Roman centurion's live is forever changed after he wins Christ's robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross.

Androcles and the Lion
(1952)Based on George Bernard Shaw's Roman satire about a Christian tailor's fortuitous friendship with a wild lion.

Dominique
(1980)Un avaro millonario comienza a convencerse de que es perseguido por el vengativo espÃritu de su esposa, a la que él mismo arrojó al suicidio.

Spartacus
(1960)Stanley Kubrick directs Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons in this Academy Award-winning classic story of a bold gladiator slave who takes on Imperial Rome.

Rough Night in Jericho
(1967)Ex-lawman Alex Flood is now the ruthless boss of Jericho, a town he once helped to clean up. He has bullied his way into owning 51% of all of Jericho's businesses with the exception of the stagecoach line run by the strong-willed widow Molly Lang. Molly and the townspeople turn to former Deputy U.S. Marshall Dolan for help, but can he help save them?
Mister Buddwing
(1966)A man awakes on a Central Park bench, not knowing his name or how he got there. Adrift in the city, he sees a beer truck pass by. Then an airplane flies overhead. Piecing the two events together, the man chooses Buddwing as his name…and continues his desperate sidewalk quest to discover his true identity. James Garner portrays lost, disoriented Buddwing in this compelling mystery drama directed by Delbert Mann (Marty) and featuring a cast that includes Angela Lansbury, Suzanne Pleshette, Katharine Ross and Jean Simmons. There's another player, too: enveloping, challenging, intriguing New York City. Look for Nichelle Nichols, who became Star Trek's Lt. Uhura that same year.