Greer Garson

Known for ActingBorn 1904-09-29Died 1996-04-06London, 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).Read more

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Showbiz Goes to War

How He Lied to Her Husband

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Twenty Years After

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! III

The Valley of Decision

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

That's Entertainment, Part II

Random Harvest

Madame Curie

Julius Caesar

The Happiest Millionaire

What's My Line?

The Oscars

Mrs. Miniver

Mondo Hollywood

Scandal at Scourie

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The School for Scandal

General Electric Theater

The Ed Sullivan Show

Pride and Prejudice

When Ladies Meet

The Little Drummer Boy

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

The Merv Griffin Show

Father Knows Best

Julia Misbehaves

Blossoms in the Dust

Little Women

Telephone Time

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

This Is Your Life

Desire Me

The Law and the Lady

Pepe

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

Adventure

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The Miniver Story

The Steve Allen Show

Sunrise at Campobello

The Singing Nun