Greer Garson
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).
Acting
Movie
Mrs. Miniver
as Mrs. Miniver
1942
Movie
Julius Caesar
as Calpurnia
1953
Movie
The Little Drummer Boy
as Narrator (voice)
1968
Movie
Pride and Prejudice
as Elizabeth Bennet
1940
Movie
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Katherine 'Kathy'
1939
Movie
Random Harvest
as Paula
1942
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Movie
Madame Curie
as Marie Curie
1943
Movie
Pepe
as Greer Garson
1960
Movie
The Happiest Millionaire
as Cordelia Biddle
1967
Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Movie
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
as Edna Gladney
1941
TV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
TV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
TV
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
TV
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
Movie
The Valley of Decision
as Mary Rafferty
1945
TV
Father Knows Best
1954
Movie
The Singing Nun
as Mother Prioress
1966
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
Mrs. Parkington
as Susie Parkington
1944
Movie
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
as Narrator (voice)
1976