Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE was a British-American actress and singer. 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 World War II, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hamlet , and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls . Her other film appearances include Young Bess , The Robe , Elmer Gantry , Spartacus , and the 1969 film The Happy Ending, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won an Emmy Award for the miniseries The Thorn Birds .
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“No Cricklewood girl would ever admit to being from there.”
Of her birthplace; Guardian, 23 Jan 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/the-unforgettable-jean-simmons
