Greer Garson
Actor
Born September 29, 1904 in London, 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).
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
100 Years at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Directed by William Wyler
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Little Women
Kathryn March
The Love Boat
Alice Bailey
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Narrator (voice)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Little Drummer Boy
Narrator (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Happiest Millionaire
Cordelia Biddle
Mondo Hollywood
The Singing Nun
Mother Prioress
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Mary Anne Disraeli
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Pepe
Greer Garson
Sunrise at Campobello
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Little Foxes
Regina Giddens
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
Telephone Time
The Awful Truth
Linda Warner
Strange Lady in Town
Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
Father Knows Best
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Her Twelve Men
Jan Stewart
Julius Caesar
Calpurnia
Scandal at Scourie
Victoria McChesney
The Oscars
Self
General Electric Theater
Molly Malloy
This Is Your Life
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Regina
The Law and the Lady
Jane Hoskins
The Miniver Story
Kay Miniver
What's My Line?
Self
That Forsyte Woman
Irene Forsyte
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Packett
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Desire Me
Marise Aubert
Adventure
Emily Sears
The Valley of Decision
Mary Rafferty
Mrs. Parkington
Susie Parkington
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Madame Curie
Marie Curie
The Youngest Profession
Greer Garson
Random Harvest
Paula
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
When Ladies Meet
Mrs. Claire Woodruff
Blossoms in the Dust
Edna Gladney
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Remember?
Linda Bronson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Katherine 'Kathy'
From the Ends of the Earth
Self