Greer Garson

Person

Greer Garson

Born 29 September 1904 Died 6 April 1996, aged 91 London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
29age in their first credit on record (1934)
44years on screen and counting
5credits in 1953, their busiest year
47dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II poster Age: 72

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

1976
as Narrator (voice)
No poster
Age: 69

Crown Matrimonial

1974
as Queen Mary
The Little Drummer Boy poster Age: 64

The Little Drummer Boy

1968
as Narrator (voice)
The Happiest Millionaire poster Age: 63

The Happiest Millionaire

1967
as Cordelia Biddle
Mondo Hollywood poster Age: 62

Mondo Hollywood

1967
The Singing Nun poster Age: 61

The Singing Nun

1966
as Mother Prioress
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli poster Age: 58

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

1963
as Mary Anne Disraeli
Pepe poster Age: 56

Pepe

1960
as Greer Garson
Sunrise at Campobello poster Age: 55

Sunrise at Campobello

1960
as Eleanor Roosevelt
No poster
Age: 55

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

1960
as Lady Cicely Waynflete
The Little Foxes poster Age: 52

The Little Foxes

1956
as Regina Giddens
The Awful Truth poster Age: 51

The Awful Truth

1956
as Linda Warner
Strange Lady in Town poster Age: 50

Strange Lady in Town

1955
as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
Her Twelve Men poster Age: 49

Her Twelve Men

1954
as Jan Stewart
Julius Caesar poster Age: 48

Julius Caesar

1953
as Calpurnia
Scandal at Scourie poster Age: 48

Scandal at Scourie

1953
as Victoria McChesney
The Law and the Lady poster Age: 46

The Law and the Lady

1951
as Jane Hoskins
The Miniver Story poster Age: 46

The Miniver Story

1950
as Kay Miniver
That Forsyte Woman poster Age: 45

That Forsyte Woman

1949
as Irene Forsyte
Julia Misbehaves poster Age: 43

Julia Misbehaves

1948
as Julia Packett
Desire Me poster Age: 43

Desire Me

1947
as Marise Aubert
Adventure poster Age: 41

Adventure

1945
as Emily Sears
The Valley of Decision poster Age: 40

The Valley of Decision

1945
as Mary Rafferty
Mrs. Parkington poster Age: 40

Mrs. Parkington

1944
as Susie Parkington
Madame Curie poster Age: 39

Madame Curie

1943
as Marie Curie
The Youngest Profession poster Age: 38

The Youngest Profession

1943
as Greer Garson
Random Harvest poster Age: 38

Random Harvest

1942
as Paula
Mrs. Miniver poster Age: 37

Mrs. Miniver

1942
as Mrs. Miniver
When Ladies Meet poster Age: 36

When Ladies Meet

1941
as Mrs. Claire Woodruff
Blossoms in the Dust poster Age: 36

Blossoms in the Dust

1941
as Edna Gladney
Pride and Prejudice poster Age: 35

Pride and Prejudice

1940
as Elizabeth Bennet
Remember? poster Age: 35

Remember?

1939
as Linda Bronson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips poster Age: 34

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939
as Katherine 'Kathy'
No poster
Age: 32

How He Lied to Her Husband

1937
as Aurora Bompas
No poster
Age: 32

The School for Scandal

1937
as Maria
No poster
Age: 29

Inasmuch...

1934
as St. Clara
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TV credits

Newest first
Little Women poster Age: 74

Little Women

1978
as Kathryn March
The Love Boat poster Age: 72

The Love Boat

1977
as Alice Bailey
Telephone Time poster Age: 51

Telephone Time

1956
Father Knows Best poster Age: 50

Father Knows Best

1954
General Electric Theater poster Age: 48

General Electric Theater

1953
as Molly Malloy
General Electric Theater poster Age: 48

General Electric Theater

1953
as Lydia Shaw
General Electric Theater poster Age: 48

General Electric Theater

1953
as Antonia Stuart
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 47

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Regina
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 47

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Lady Cicely Wayneflete
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 47

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Mary Anne Disraeli
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 47

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
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