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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...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Father Knows BestSeries • 1954
Telephone TimeSeries • 1956
Mrs. MiniverMovie • 1942
Pride and PrejudiceMovie • 1940
Julius CaesarMovie • 1953
The Happiest MillionaireMovie • 1967
The Valley of DecisionMovie • 1945
That's Entertainment!Movie • 1974
That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
Random HarvestMovie • 1942
Mrs. ParkingtonMovie • 1944
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsMovie • 1939
The Little Drummer BoyMovie • 1968
Blossoms in the DustMovie • 1941
PepeMovie • 1960
Madame CurieMovie • 1943
The Singing NunMovie • 1966