Greer Garson
British-American actress (1904-1996) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson was a British and American actress and singer. Known for playing graceful, noble, and dignified women in period and war dramas, she quickly rose to popularity during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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That's Entertainment! IIIFilm, (archive footage) (uncredited)1978
Little WomenSeries, Kathryn March1977
The Love BoatSeries, Alice Bailey1976
That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm, (archive footage)1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries
The Little Drummer BoyFilm, 1968Narrator (voice)1966
The Singing NunFilm, Mother Prioress1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1960
PepeFilm, Greer Garson1959The Big PartySeries1954
Father Knows BestSeries
A Star Is Born World PremiereFilm, 19541953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Molly Malloy
Julius CaesarFilm, 1953Calpurnia1952
This Is Your LifeSeries1950
What's My Line?SeriesScreen ActorsFilm1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries
Julia MisbehavesFilm, 1948Julia Packett1945
AdventureFilm, Emily Sears1943Academy Award for Best ActressAward
Madame CurieFilm, 1943Marie Curie1941
Blossoms in the DustFilm, Edna Gladney1939
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm, Katherine 'Kathy'1904Born29 September 1904People around Greer
Walter Pidgeon Also in Madame Curie and Mrs. Parkington
Mervyn LeRoy Directed Random Harvest and Madame Curie
Sidney Franklin Produced Mrs. Miniver and Random Harvest
Reginald Owen Also in Random Harvest and Madame Curie
Herbert Stothart Wrote Mrs. Miniver and Pride and Prejudice
Edwin H. Knopf Produced The Valley of Decision (1945)
Robert Z. Leonard Directed Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Ian Wolfe Also in Mrs. Miniver and Julius Caesar
Lumsden Hare Also in Random Harvest (1942)- James Hilton Wrote Random Harvest and Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Peter Lawford Also in Mrs. Miniver, Pepe and Julia Misbehaves
Henry Travers Also in Random Harvest and Madame Curie
Jack Conway Directed Julia Misbehaves and Desire Me
Tay Garnett Directed The Valley of Decision (1945)- Victor Saville Produced Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
- Arthur Wimperis Wrote Mrs. Miniver and Julia Misbehaves
Edward Fielding Also in Random Harvest and Blossoms in the Dust
Aubrey Mather Also in That Forsyte Woman and Random Harvest
Marsha Hunt Also in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Agnes Moorehead Also in Mrs. Parkington and The Singing Nun
Gladys Cooper Also in The Happiest Millionaire (1968)
Michael Pate Also in Julius Caesar and The Singing Nun
Wyndham Standing Also in Pride and Prejudice and Madame Curie
George Froeschel Wrote Random Harvest and Mrs. Miniver
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That's Entertainment! 1974
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939
Random Harvest 1942
Madame Curie 1943
Julius Caesar 1953
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 15
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A top star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM), Garson was among the most popular stars of the 1940s, becoming one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States and Britain. From 1942 to 1946, Garson was consistently ranked by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America’s top box-office draws.
