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Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Acting·1904–1996·44 films

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.

Filmography

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