- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1904
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- April 6, 1996
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 strin…
Filmography
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieBogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage)
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieDirected by William Wyler
1986 · Self
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
tvLittle Women
1978 · Kathryn March
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Alice Bailey
movieThe Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 · Narrator (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crown Matrimonial
1974 · Queen Mary
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
movieThe Little Drummer Boy
1968 · Narrator (voice)
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Happiest Millionaire
1967 · Cordelia Biddle
movieMondo Hollywood
1967
movieThe Singing Nun
1966 · Mother Prioress
movieThe Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963 · Mary Anne Disraeli
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
moviePepe
1960 · Greer Garson
movieSunrise at Campobello
1960 · Eleanor Roosevelt
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1960 · Lady Cicely Waynflete
The Big Party
1959 · Self – Hostess
movieThe Little Foxes
1956 · Regina Giddens
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Guest
tvTelephone Time
1956
movieThe Awful Truth
1956 · Linda Warner
movieStrange Lady in Town
1955 · Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
tvFather Knows Best
1954
movieA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
movieHer Twelve Men
1954 · Jan Stewart
movieJulius Caesar
1953 · Calpurnia
movieScandal at Scourie
1953 · Victoria McChesney
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Molly Malloy, Lydia Shaw, Antonia Stuart
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Regina, Lady Cicely Wayneflete, Mary Anne Disraeli
movieThe Law and the Lady
1951 · Jane Hoskins
movieThe Miniver Story
1950 · Kay Miniver
Screen Actors
1950 · Self (uncredited)
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieThat Forsyte Woman
1949 · Irene Forsyte
movieJulia Misbehaves
1948 · Julia Packett
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieDesire Me
1947 · Marise Aubert
movieAdventure
1945 · Emily Sears
movieThe Valley of Decision
1945 · Mary Rafferty
movieMrs. Parkington
1944 · Susie Parkington
movieTwenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
movieMadame Curie
1943 · Marie Curie
movieThe Youngest Profession
1943 · Greer Garson
movieRandom Harvest
1942 · Paula
movieMrs. Miniver
1942 · Mrs. Miniver
movieWhen Ladies Meet
1941 · Mrs. Claire Woodruff
movieBlossoms in the Dust
1941 · Edna Gladney
movieA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
moviePride and Prejudice
1940 · Elizabeth Bennet
movieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
movieRemember?
1939 · Linda Bronson
movieGoodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · Katherine 'Kathy'
movieFrom the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Self
How He Lied to Her Husband
1937 · Aurora Bompas
The School for Scandal
1937 · Maria
Inasmuch...
1934 · St. Clara