Person    | Female  Born 31/1/1929  Died 22/1/2010

Jean Simmons, OBE

Categories: Cinema

Countries: USA

Actor. Born Crouch Hill. Played Estelle in David Lean's 1946 Great Expectations, Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's 1948 Hamlet. Became American citizen in 1956. Died California.

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Jean Simmons, OBE

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