Greer Garson
Acting
Born: September 29, 1904 · London, England, UK
Died: April 6, 1996 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
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
Mrs. Miniver
1942
Julius Caesar
1953
The Love Boat
1977
The Little Drummer Boy
1968
Pride and Prejudice
1940
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
Random Harvest
1942
The Oscars
1953
That's Entertainment!
1974
Madame Curie
1943
Pepe
1960
The Happiest Millionaire
1967
Photos (12)
Movies (36)
Julius Caesar
Calpurnia
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Desire Me
Marise Aubert
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Happiest Millionaire
Cordelia Biddle
Strange Lady in Town
Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Katherine 'Kathy'
Random Harvest
Paula
The Valley of Decision
Mary Rafferty
Madame Curie
Marie Curie
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Pepe
Greer Garson
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Mrs. Parkington
Susie Parkington
The Youngest Profession
Greer Garson
The Singing Nun
Mother Prioress
Blossoms in the Dust
Edna Gladney
When Ladies Meet
Mrs. Claire Woodruff
Adventure
Emily Sears
That Forsyte Woman
Irene Forsyte
Her Twelve Men
Jan Stewart
The Little Drummer Boy
Narrator (voice)
Sunrise at Campobello
Eleanor Roosevelt
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Packett
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
The Miniver Story
Kay Miniver
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The Law and the Lady
Jane Hoskins
Scandal at Scourie
Victoria McChesney
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Narrator (voice)
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Mary Anne Disraeli
The Little Foxes
Regina Giddens
Remember?
Linda Bronson
The Awful Truth
Linda Warner
TV Shows (11)
The Love Boat
Alice Bailey · 1 eps
Father Knows Best
1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Molly Malloy · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Lydia Shaw · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Antonia Stuart · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Regina · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lady Cicely Wayneflete · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mary Anne Disraeli · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1 eps
Little Women
Kathryn March · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 3 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 4 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Directed by William Wyler
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From the Ends of the Earth
Self