Greer Garson



First NameGreer
Last NameGarson
Full Name at BirthEileen Evelyn Greer Garson
Other NamesDuchess
Age91 (age at death)
Date of BirthSeptember 29, 1904
BirthplaceLondon, England
Date of DeathApril 6, 1996
Location of DeathDallas, Tx
Cause of DeathHeart Failure
Height5' 6" (168 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorGreen
Hair ColorRed
Distinctive FeaturesRed Hair
Star SignLibra
ReligionPresbyterian
EthnicityWhite
NationalityEnglish
UniversityUniversity of London
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameMrs. Miniver
Measurements (inches)36B-25-38
FatherGeorge Garson
MotherNina Sophia Garson
FriendsRosalind Russell, Laurence Olivier, Walter Pidgeon, George Sanders, Louis B. Mayer, Errol Flynn, Benjamin Thau, Dame May Whitty, Dore Schary, Sidney Franklin, Gladys Cooper, Robert Donat, Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Tay Garrett, George Cukor, Dana Andrews, Cesar Romero, Vincente Minnelli, Gregory Peck, Art Linkletter, Fred MacMurray, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Brian Aherne, Lew Ayres, William Tuttle, Sydney Guiraloff, George Schaefer, Ralph Levy, William Frye, Arthur Cantor, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Mervyn Leroy, Jeanette MacDonald, Humphrey Bogart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Lillian Burns, Victor Fleming, Thomas Mitchell, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Ann Sothern
PetsGogo (Dog - Poodle)
Cliquot (Dog - Poodle)
Favorite PlacesNew Mexico

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).


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Filmography

Selected Greer Garson film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1978
Aunt Kathryn March

1977
Libby MacDonald

1976
The Little Drummer Boy Book II
Our Story Teller

1968
The Little Drummer Boy
Our Story Teller

1966
Mother Prioress

1962
Frances B. Finch

1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Juliette Harben

1960
Eleanor Roosevelt

1959
The Big Party
Hostess

1956
Liza Richardson

1955
Dr. Julia Winslow Garth

1955
Star Stage
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1954
Jan Stewart

1954
Elena Krug

1953
Calpurnia

1953
Mrs. Victoria McChesney

1953
Antonia Stuart, Lydia Shaw, Molly Malloy

1951
Jane Hoskins

1951
Lady Cicely Waynflete, Mary Anne Disraeli, Queen Mary, Queen Mary

1950
Kay Miniver

1949
Irene Forsyte

1948
Julia Packett

1947
Marise Aubert

1945
Emily Sears

1945
Mary Rafferty

1944
Susie 'Sparrow' Parkington

1943
Marie Curie

1942
Mrs. Miniver

1942
Paula

1941
Edna Gladney

1941
Mrs. Claire Woodruff

1939
Katherine

1939
Linda Bronson Holland

1937
The School for Scandal
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1937
Twelfth Night
Viola

1937
How He Lied to Her Husband
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1937
Theatre Parade
Yasmin, Viola

1934
Inasmuch...
St. Clara

Other Crew Credits

Soundtrack Credits

1976
The Little Drummer Boy Book II
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