Greer Garson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 29, 1904
- Died
- Apr 6, 1996 (aged 91)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 66
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).
Known for
Mrs. Miniver
1942Movie
Mrs. Miniver
Julius Caesar
1953Movie
Calpurnia
The Love Boat
1977TV
Alice Bailey
The Little Drummer Boy
1968Movie
Narrator (voice)
Pride and Prejudice
1940Movie
Elizabeth Bennet
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939Movie
Katherine 'Kathy'
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
1994Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by William Wyler
1986Movie
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
1982Movie
(archive footage)
Little Women
1978TV
Kathryn March
The Love Boat
1977TV
Alice Bailey
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976Movie
Narrator (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Crown Matrimonial
1974Movie
Queen Mary
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
The Little Drummer Boy
1968Movie
Narrator (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self (uncredited), Self
The Happiest Millionaire
1967Movie
Cordelia Biddle
Mondo Hollywood
1967Movie
The Singing Nun
1966Movie
Mother Prioress
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963Movie
Mary Anne Disraeli
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
Pepe
1960Movie
Greer Garson
Sunrise at Campobello
1960Movie
Eleanor Roosevelt
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1960Movie
Lady Cicely Waynflete
The Big Party
1959TV
Self – Hostess
The Little Foxes
1956Movie
Regina Giddens
The Steve Allen Show
1956TV
Self - Guest
Telephone Time
1956TV
The Awful Truth
1956Movie
Linda Warner
Strange Lady in Town
1955Movie
Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
Father Knows Best
1954TV
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954Movie
Self
Her Twelve Men
1954Movie
Jan Stewart
Julius Caesar
1953Movie
Calpurnia
Scandal at Scourie
1953Movie
Victoria McChesney
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Molly Malloy, Lydia Shaw, Antonia Stuart
This Is Your Life
1952TV
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Regina, Lady Cicely Wayneflete, Mary Anne Disraeli
The Law and the Lady
1951Movie
Jane Hoskins
The Miniver Story
1950Movie
Kay Miniver
Screen Actors
1950Movie
Self (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
That Forsyte Woman
1949Movie
Irene Forsyte
Julia Misbehaves
1948Movie
Julia Packett
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Desire Me
1947Movie
Marise Aubert
Adventure
1945Movie
Emily Sears
The Valley of Decision
1945Movie
Mary Rafferty
Mrs. Parkington
1944Movie
Susie Parkington
Twenty Years After
1944Movie
(archive footage)
Madame Curie
1943Movie
Marie Curie
The Youngest Profession
1943Movie
Greer Garson
Random Harvest
1942Movie
Paula
Mrs. Miniver
1942Movie
Mrs. Miniver
When Ladies Meet
1941Movie
Mrs. Claire Woodruff
Blossoms in the Dust
1941Movie
Edna Gladney
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940Movie
Self
Pride and Prejudice
1940Movie
Elizabeth Bennet
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940Movie
Self
Remember?
1939Movie
Linda Bronson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939Movie
Katherine 'Kathy'
From the Ends of the Earth
1939Movie
Self
How He Lied to Her Husband
1937Movie
Aurora Bompas
The School for Scandal
1937Movie
Maria
Inasmuch...
1934Movie
St. Clara