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).
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Movies (36)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Directed by William Wyler
as Self
1986
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
as Narrator (voice)
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Little Drummer Boy
as Narrator (voice)
1968
The Happiest Millionaire
as Cordelia Biddle
1967
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The Singing Nun
as Mother Prioress
1966
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
as Mary Anne Disraeli
1963
Pepe
as Greer Garson
1960
Sunrise at Campobello
as Eleanor Roosevelt
1960
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
as Lady Cicely Waynflete
1960
The Little Foxes
as Regina Giddens
1956
The Awful Truth
as Linda Warner
1956
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
1955
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
Her Twelve Men
as Jan Stewart
1954
Julius Caesar
as Calpurnia
1953
Scandal at Scourie
as Victoria McChesney
1953
The Law and the Lady
as Jane Hoskins
1951
The Miniver Story
as Kay Miniver
1950
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
1950
That Forsyte Woman
as Irene Forsyte
1949
Julia Misbehaves
as Julia Packett
1948
Desire Me
as Marise Aubert
1947
Adventure
as Emily Sears
1945
The Valley of Decision
as Mary Rafferty
1945
Mrs. Parkington
as Susie Parkington
1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
Madame Curie
as Marie Curie
1943
TV Shows (14)
Little Women
as Kathryn March
1978
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Big Party
as Self – Hostess
1959
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Father Knows Best
1954
The Oscars
as Self
1953
General Electric Theater
as Molly Malloy
1953
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Regina
1951
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948