Greer Garson
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1904-09-29
- Died
- 1996-04-06
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson
Biography
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
TV Shows (15)
The Love Boat
1977
as Alice Bailey
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Father Knows Best
1954
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Telephone Time
1956
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Regina / Lady Cicely Wayneflete / Mary Anne Disraeli
Little Women
1978
as Kathryn March
The Big Party
1959
as Self – Hostess
General Electric Theater
1953
as Molly Malloy / Lydia Shaw / Antonia Stuart
Movies (51)
Desire Me
1947
as Marise Aubert
Crown Matrimonial
1974
as Queen Mary
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Julius Caesar
1953
as Calpurnia
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Mrs. Miniver
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Happiest Millionaire
1967
as Cordelia Biddle
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Elizabeth Bennet
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Greer Garson
Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
The Singing Nun
1966
as Mother Prioress
Inasmuch...
1934
as St. Clara
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Mary Rafferty
Strange Lady in Town
1955
as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
Pepe
1960
as Greer Garson
Random Harvest
1942
as Paula
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
The Little Drummer Boy
1968
as Narrator (voice)
Madame Curie
1943
as Marie Curie
When Ladies Meet
1941
as Mrs. Claire Woodruff
The Law and the Lady
1951
as Jane Hoskins
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Susie Parkington
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Edna Gladney
Julia Misbehaves
1948
as Julia Packett
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
as Katherine 'Kathy'
How He Lied to Her Husband
1937
as Aurora Bompas
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Miniver Story
1950
as Kay Miniver
Scandal at Scourie
1953
as Victoria McChesney
Her Twelve Men
1954
as Jan Stewart
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Adventure
1945
as Emily Sears
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Remember?
1939
as Linda Bronson
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
That Forsyte Woman
1949
as Irene Forsyte
The Awful Truth
1956
as Linda Warner
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1960
as Lady Cicely Waynflete
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963
as Mary Anne Disraeli
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976
as Narrator (voice)
The Little Foxes
1956
as Regina Giddens
The School for Scandal
1937
as Maria
About Greer Garson
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… With 66 credits spanning from 1934 to 2009, Greer Garson has appeared in 51 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Greer Garson Movies
- Desire Me (1947) — as Marise Aubert
- Crown Matrimonial (1974) — as Queen Mary
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- Julius Caesar (1953) — as Calpurnia
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