History Creator / GreerGarson

-->-- ''Film/MrsMiniver''

After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite Creator/LaurenceOlivier's Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''[[CastIncest son]]'' in ''Mrs. Miniver''!) She also played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Creator/JosephLMankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" in Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite Creator/LaurenceOlivier's Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''[[CastIncest son]]'' in ''Mrs. Miniver''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" in Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

In 1968, she added a touch of distinction to the beloved ChristmasSpecial ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleDrummerBoy'' as '[[{{Narrator}} Our Story Teller]]', an office which she would undertake again in 1976's ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleDrummerBoy The Little Drummer Boy: Book II]]''.

Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (29 September 1904 -- 6 April 1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type.

* ''The Happiest Millionaire'' (1967) as Mother

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* ''The Singing Nun'' (1966) as Mother Prioress

Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (September 29, 1904 -- April 6, 1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type.

* ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' (1953) as Calpurnia

After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''Film/GoodbyeMrChips''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite Creator/LaurenceOlivier's Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''Mrs. Miniver''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" in Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

* ''Julia Misbehaves'' (1948) as Julia Packett

->''[[Film/MrsMiniver What goes to make a rose, ma'am, is breeding...]]''

'''Greer Garson''' [[KnightFever CBE]], born as Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (September 29th 1904 -- April 6th 1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type.

After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite [[Creator/LaurenceOlivier Sir Laurence Olivier]]'s Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]]'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

In 1968, she added a touch of distinction to the beloved ChristmasSpecial ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleDrummerBoy'' as '[[{{Narrator}} Our StoryTeller]]', an office which she would undertake again in 1976's ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleDrummerBoy The Little Drummer Boy: Book II]]''.

!!Some Shows in Which Greer Garson Appeared:

* ''Film/SunriseAtCampobello'' (1960) as Eleanor Roosevelt

* ''Sunrise at Campobello'' (1960) as Eleanor Roosevelt

* ''Madame Curie'' (1943) as Marie Curie

''[[Film/MrsMiniver What goes to make a rose, ma'am, is breeding...]]''

Greer Garson [[KnightFever CBE]], born as Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (September 29th 1904 -- April 6th 1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type.

Greer Garson (1904-1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type. After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite [[Creator/LaurenceOlivier Sir Laurence Olivier]]'s Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]]'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

'''Greer Garson''' (1904-1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type. After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite [[Creator/LaurenceOlivier Sir Laurence Olivier]]'s Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]]'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

* ''Random Harvest'' (1942) as Paula

* ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' (1939) as Kathie Ellis

* ''Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) as Edna Kahly Gladney

* ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]'' (1942) as Mrs. Miniver

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[[caption-width:300:[[Film/MrsMiniver What goes to make a rose, ma'am, is breeding...]]]]

'''Greer Garson''' (1904-1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type. (As can be seen from the picture at left, she was in real life also something of a Hot Mom type -- notwithstanding that she never had any children.) After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite [[Creator/LaurenceOlivier Sir Laurence Olivier]]'s Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]]'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

'''Greer Garson''' (1904-1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned English lady ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type. (As can be seen from the picture at left, she was in real life also something of a HotMom type -- notwithstanding that she never had any children.) After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite [[Creator/LaurenceOlivier Sir Laurence Olivier]]'s Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]]'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.

'''Greer Garson''' (1904-1996) was a London-born actress popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Her red-gold hair, delicate complexion, and twinkling hazel eyes marked her out as both a high-toned [[EnglishRose English lady]] ''and'' an approachable girl-next-door type. (As can be seen from the picture at left, she was in real life also something of a HotMom type -- notwithstanding that she never had any children.) After having played supporting roles in classical plays in the very earliest days of television (circa 1937), Garson was cast by [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] in the [[StarMakingRole leading part]] of Kathie in ''[[Film/GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''. She sparkled as Elizabeth Bennet opposite [[Creator/LaurenceOlivier Sir Laurence Olivier]]'s Mr. Darcy in MGM's production of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', but perhaps her best-remembered part is as the dauntless English lady facing the Nazi Blitz in ''Film/MrsMiniver'', a part she would reprise eight years later. (Garson, in her early 40's, created a minor scandal at the height of her career, by marrying the much younger actor who played her ''son'' in ''[[Film/MrsMiniver Mrs. Miniver]]''!) She played Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, in the well-regarded Joseph Mankiewicz production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', and ended her film career as the aristocratic "Mother" of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]]'s ''The Happiest Millionaire''.