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Joan Simmons

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Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE Simmons (January 31, 1929 - January 22, 2010), a senior British film actress, joined the film industry during World War II. In 1950, she moved to Hollywood in the United States. She has participated in and starred in many films. Her representative works include "The Beauty of Mountains and Rivers" "En" and "The Gathering of Heroes" and so on. In 1956, she won the Golden Globe Award for "Guys and Dolls". She was one of the most popular Hollywood actresses in the 1950s. She has worked with movie stars including Laurence Olivier, Spencer DeLisi, Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra. Jane Simmons has focused on stage plays and TV series since the 1970s, and won an Emmy Award in 1983. In her later years, Jane Simmons performed in several films and participated in the dubbing work of the film "Howl's Moving Castle". In 2003, she was awarded the OBE by the British government in recognition of her contribution to the entertainment industry. Jane Simmons was married twice, to British actor Christopher Glengart (1950-1960) and director Richard Brooks (1960-1977).

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1929-01-31
Died
2010-01-22
Wikidata
Q107656
Occupations movie actorchild stardancertelevision actorstage actoractor
Aliases Jean Simmonsjean simmonsJoan SimmonsJane Simmons

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