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Jennifer Jones (I) (1919–2009)

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One of the world's most underrated Academy Award-winning actresses, Jennifer Jones was born Phyllis Lee Isley on 2 March 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a young aspiring actress she met and fell for young aspiring actor Robert Walker and they soon married, moving to Chicago in order to fufill their dreams of becoming movie stars... See full bio »

Born:

Phylis Lee Isley
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Malibu, California, USA
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My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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Filmography

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1974 The Towering Inferno
Lisolette
 
1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Astrid Steele
 
1966 The Idol
Carol
 
1962 Tender Is the Night
Nicole Diver
 
1957 A Farewell to Arms
Catherine Barkley
 
1957 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Elizabeth Barrett
 
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Betsy Rath
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Miss Dove
 
1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Dr. Han Suyin
 
1953 Beat the Devil
Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm
 
1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife
Mary Forbes
 
1952 Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry
 
1952 Carrie
Carrie Meeber
 
1952 The Wild Heart
Hazel Woodus
 
1950 Gone to Earth
Hazel Woodus
 
1949 Madame Bovary
Emma Bovary
 
1949 We Were Strangers
China Valdés
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Jennie Appleton
 
1946 Duel in the Sun
Pearl Chavez
 
1946 Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown
 
1945 Love Letters
Singleton
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Jane Deborah Hilton
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Bernadette
 
1939 Dick Tracy's G-Men
Gwen Andrews (as Phyllis Isley)
 
1939 The Streets of New York (TV movie) (as Phyllis Isley)
 
1939 New Frontier
Celia Braddock (as Phylis Isley)
 
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1950 Gone to Earth (performer: "The Mountain Ash" - uncredited, "Sigh No More Ladies" - uncredited, "Harps in Heaven" - uncredited)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (music: "Kaiser-Walzer Emperor Waltz op.437" 1889 - uncredited / performer: "Kaiser-Walzer Emperor Waltz op.437" 1889 - uncredited, " Oh My Darling Clementine" 1884 - uncredited, "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 Sister Wendy at the Norton Simon Museum (TV movie) (grateful thanks - as Jennifer Jones Simon)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady (2001) (special thanks - as Jennifer Jones Simon)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1989 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gregory Peck (TV special)
Herself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1984 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Director (pre-filmed)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1946 American Creed (short)
Herself
 
1944 The Fighting Generation (documentary short)
Nurse's aide
 
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2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - In Memoriam
 
2010 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)
Herself
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Jane Deborah Hilton
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Herself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clips from 'Portrait of Jennie' - 'Duel in the Sun' (uncredited)
 
1965 Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase (documentary short)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

Related Videos

Beat the Devil -- On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen... The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit -- Trailer for this film based on the best seller The Towering Inferno -- At the opening party of a collosal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 5 Print Biographies  | 9 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Phylis Isley | Phyllis Isley | Jennifer Jones Simon | Phyllis Walker

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Most interviewers probe and pry into your personal life, and I just don't like it. I respect everyone's right to privacy, and I feel mine should be respected too. See more »

Trivia:

Was a good friend of Peggy Knudsen. See more »

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