Greer Garson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1904
- Died
- April 6, 1996
- Birthplace
- 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 2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story 1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by William Wyler 1986
as Self
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II 1976
as Narrator (voice)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy 1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Crown Matrimonial
Crown Matrimonial 1974
as Queen Mary
The Little Drummer Boy 1968
as Narrator (voice)
The Happiest Millionaire 1967
as Cordelia Biddle
Mondo Hollywood 1967
Actor
The Singing Nun 1966
as Mother Prioress
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli 1963
as Mary Anne Disraeli
Pepe 1960
as Greer Garson
Sunrise at Campobello 1960
as Eleanor Roosevelt
- Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Captain Brassbound's Conversion 1960
as Lady Cicely Waynflete
The Little Foxes 1956
as Regina Giddens
The Awful Truth 1956
as Linda Warner
Strange Lady in Town 1955
as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
Her Twelve Men 1954
as Jan Stewart
Julius Caesar 1953
as Calpurnia
Scandal at Scourie 1953
as Victoria McChesney
The Law and the Lady 1951
as Jane Hoskins
The Miniver Story 1950
as Kay Miniver
- Screen Actors
Screen Actors 1950
as Self (uncredited)
That Forsyte Woman 1949
as Irene Forsyte
Julia Misbehaves 1948
as Julia Packett
Desire Me 1947
as Marise Aubert
Adventure 1945
as Emily Sears
The Valley of Decision 1945
as Mary Rafferty
Mrs. Parkington 1944
as Susie Parkington
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Madame Curie 1943
as Marie Curie
The Youngest Profession 1943
as Greer Garson
Random Harvest 1942
as Paula
Mrs. Miniver 1942
as Mrs. Miniver
When Ladies Meet 1941
as Mrs. Claire Woodruff
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Edna Gladney
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
Pride and Prejudice 1940
as Elizabeth Bennet
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
Remember? 1939
as Linda Bronson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939
as Katherine 'Kathy'
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
as Self
- How He Lied to Her Husband
How He Lied to Her Husband 1937
as Aurora Bompas
- The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal 1937
as Maria
- Inasmuch...
Inasmuch... 1934
as St. Clara
Credits from TMDB.