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Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Acting

Born: September 29, 1904London, England, UK

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).

Known For
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

2009
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Self (archive footage)

2005
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

Self

1986
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

1982
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

Narrator (voice)

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
The Little Drummer Boy

The Little Drummer Boy

Narrator (voice)

1968
The Happiest Millionaire

The Happiest Millionaire

Cordelia Biddle

1967
Mondo Hollywood

Mondo Hollywood

1967
The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun

Mother Prioress

1966
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

Mary Anne Disraeli

1963
Pepe

Pepe

Greer Garson

1960
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

Eleanor Roosevelt

1960

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Lady Cicely Waynflete

1960
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

Regina Giddens

1956
The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

Linda Warner

1956
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

Dr. Julia Winslow Garth

1955
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

1954
Her Twelve Men

Her Twelve Men

Jan Stewart

1954
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Calpurnia

1953
Scandal at Scourie

Scandal at Scourie

Victoria McChesney

1953
The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady

Jane Hoskins

1951
The Miniver Story

The Miniver Story

Kay Miniver

1950

Screen Actors

Self (uncredited)

1950
That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman

Irene Forsyte

1949
Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Packett

1948
Desire Me

Desire Me

Marise Aubert

1947
Adventure

Adventure

Emily Sears

1945
The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

Mary Rafferty

1945
Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington

Susie Parkington

1944
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Marie Curie

1943
The Youngest Profession

The Youngest Profession

Greer Garson

1943
Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Paula

1942
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942
When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet

Mrs. Claire Woodruff

1941
Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

Edna Gladney

1941
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

1940
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Elizabeth Bennet

1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

1940
Remember?

Remember?

Linda Bronson

1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Katherine 'Kathy'

1939
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939

How He Lied to Her Husband

Aurora Bompas

1937

The School for Scandal

Maria

1937

Inasmuch...

St. Clara

1934