Greer Garson

Deceased · Born: Sep 29, 1904 · Died: Apr 6, 1996

Personal Details

Born Sep 29, 1904 London, England, UK

Spouse

E.E. Fogelson
( Jul 15, 1949 to Dec 1, 1987 )
Richard Ney
( Jul 24, 1943 to Oct 4, 1948 )
Edward Alec Abbot Snelson
( Sep 28, 1933 to Jun 7, 1943 )

Parents

Nina Garson
Nacy Sophia Greer

Relatives

Jamie Dornan (Cousin)

Biography

Greer Garson, CBE (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996) was a British-born actress who was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). Description above from the Wikipedia article Greer Garson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1978

Little Women as Aunt Kathryn March

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)

The Little Drummer Boy Book II

The Little Drummer Boy Book II as Narrator (voice)

1968

The Little Drummer Boy

The Little Drummer Boy as Narrator (voice)

1967

The Happiest Millionaire

The Happiest Millionaire as Cordelia Biddle

1966

The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun as Mother Prioress

1963

Invincible Mr. Disraeli

Invincible Mr. Disraeli as Mary Anne Disraeli

1960

Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello as Eleanor Roosevelt

1957

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

1956

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes as Regina Giddens

1955

Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth

1954

Her Twelve Men as Jan Stewart

1953

Julius Caesar as Calpurnia

Scandal at Scourie

Scandal at Scourie as Victoria McChesney

1951

The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady as Jane Hoskins

1950

The Miniver Story

The Miniver Story as Kay Miniver

1949

That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman as Irene Forsyte

1948

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves as Julia Packett

1947

Desire Me as Marise Aubert

1945

Adventure as Emily Sears

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision as Mary Rafferty

1944

Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington as Susie Parkington

1943

Madame Curie as Marie Curie

1942

Mrs. Miniver as Mrs. Miniver

Random Harvest as Paula

1941

When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet as Mrs. Claire Woodruff

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust as Edna Gladney

1940

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice as Elizabeth Bennet

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Katherine 'Kathy'

Remember? as Linda Bronson