Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE ( January â€" January ) was a British
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 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 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 ().Jean Merilyn Simmons was
born on January , in Islington, London, to Charles Simmons, a bronze
medalist in gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, and his wife, Winifred
Aida (née Loveland). Jean was the youngest of four children, with
siblings Lorna, Harold and Edna. She began acting at the age of .
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 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 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 ().Jean Merilyn Simmons was
born on January , in Islington, London, to Charles Simmons, a bronze
medalist in gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, and his wife, Winifred
Aida (née Loveland). Jean was the youngest of four children, with
siblings Lorna, Harold and Edna. She began acting at the age of .
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