Biography
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 co…
Movies & TV Shows
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) — Mrs. Miniver
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Julius Caesar (1953) — Calpurnia
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The Love Boat (1977) — Alice Bailey
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The Little Drummer Boy (1968) — Narrator (voice)
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Pride and Prejudice (1940) — Elizabeth Bennet
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) — Katherine 'Kathy'
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Random Harvest (1942) — Paula
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Madame Curie (1943) — Marie Curie
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Pepe (1960) — Greer Garson
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The Happiest Millionaire (1967) — Cordelia Biddle
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
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Blossoms in the Dust (1941) — Edna Gladney
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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The Valley of Decision (1945) — Mary Rafferty
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Father Knows Best (1954)
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The Singing Nun (1966) — Mother Prioress
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Mrs. Parkington (1944) — Susie Parkington
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The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976) — Narrator (voice)
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Sunrise at Campobello (1960) — Eleanor Roosevelt
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That Forsyte Woman (1949) — Irene Forsyte
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Adventure (1945) — Emily Sears
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The Miniver Story (1950) — Kay Miniver
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This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
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Julia Misbehaves (1948) — Julia Packett
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self (archive footage)
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When Ladies Meet (1941) — Mrs. Claire Woodruff
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Desire Me (1947) — Marise Aubert
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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Strange Lady in Town (1955) — Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) — Self
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Regina
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The Youngest Profession (1943) — Greer Garson
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Her Twelve Men (1954) — Jan Stewart
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The Law and the Lady (1951) — Jane Hoskins
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Little Women (1978) — Kathryn March