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Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Actor · 1904 – 1996 · London, 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).

Movies23

  • Movie7.1

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942 · 298 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Pride and Prejudice

    1940 · 157 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Julius Caesar

    1953 · 243 votes

  • Movie7.4

    That's Entertainment!

    1974 · 71 votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Valley of Decision

    1945 · 29 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    1939 · 142 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Madame Curie

    1943 · 52 votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie7.0
  • Movie4.9

    Strange Lady in Town

    1955 · 9 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Random Harvest

    1942 · 118 votes

  • Movie6.8
  • Movie6.5

    Desire Me

    1947 · 10 votes

  • Movie
  • Movie7.5
  • Movie6.6

    Blossoms in the Dust

    1941 · 38 votes

  • Movie6.9

    The Happiest Millionaire

    1967 · 42 votes

  • Movie6.4

    The Law and the Lady

    1951 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Julia Misbehaves

    1948 · 12 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Pepe

    1960 · 52 votes

  • Movie5.8
  • Movie8.0
  • Movie6.0

    Mrs. Parkington

    1944 · 20 votes

Series14

  • TV7.0

    What's My Line?

    1950 · 29 votes

  • TV6.3

    The Love Boat

    1977 · 199 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962 · 12 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • TV6.6

    Father Knows Best

    1954 · 28 votes

  • TV7.0

    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

  • TV6.2

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956 · 6 votes

  • TV6.5

    Telephone Time

    1956 · 4 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV6.5

    This Is Your Life

    1952 · 13 votes

  • TV6.3
  • TV8.8

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951 · 8 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV6.3

    Little Women

    1978 · 7 votes