Jennifer Jones
Biography
Jennifer Jones was an American actress who was born Phylis Lee Isley on March 2, 1919, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was a five-time Academy Award nominee and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette. Her acting career included thirty-six known credits on The Movie Database. She passed away on December 17, 2009, at the age of ninety.
Career overview
Jennifer Jones was an American actress who was born Phylis Lee Isley on March 2, 1919, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and passed away on December 17, 2009, at the age of 90. Throughout her career, she established a notable presence in the film industry, accumulating 36 known acting credits according to archival production data.
As a prominent film figure, Jones achieved significant critical recognition during her career. She was nominated for the Academy Award five times and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette. Her professional legacy remains tied to her extensive work in motion pictures and her multiple Academy Award recognitions.
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Full Filmography
36 titles- Remembering Gene Wilder (2024) as Self 9archive footage)
- The Strangest Dream (2009) Musician
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Lisolette
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973) as Self (archive footage)
- Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969) as Astrid Steele
- The Idol (1966) as Carol
- Uncertain Verification (1965) as (archive footage)
- Tender Is the Night (1962) as Nicole Diver (née Warren)
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961) as Self - Jennie Appleton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Farewell to Arms (1957) as Catherine Barkley
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) as Elizabeth Barrett
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) as Betsy Rath
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) as Dr. Han Suyin
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) as Miss Dove
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Beat the Devil (1953) as Gwendolen Chelm
- Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) as Mary Forbes
- Carrie (1952) as Carrie Meeber
- Ruby Gentry (1952) as Ruby Gentry
- Gone to Earth (1950) as Hazel Woodus
- We Were Strangers (1949) as China Valdés
- Madame Bovary (1949) as Emma Bovary
- Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage)
- Portrait of Jennie (1948) as Jennie Appleton
- Duel in the Sun (1946) as Pearl Chavez
- Cluny Brown (1946) as Cluny Brown
- Love Letters (1945) as Singleton
- The Fighting Generation (1944) as Nurse's Aide
- Since You Went Away (1944) as Jane Hilton
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) as Bernadette
- Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) as Gwen Andrews
- New Frontier (1939) as Celia Braddock (as Phylis Isley)
- The Streets of New York (1939) as Alida Bloodgood
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What movies or TV shows is Jennifer Jones best known for?
Jennifer Jones is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Towering Inferno (1974), That's Entertainment! (1974), The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973), Tender Is the Night (1962).
When and where was Jennifer Jones born?
Jennifer Jones was born on March 2, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. They passed away on December 17, 2009.
How many credits does Jennifer Jones have?
Jennifer Jones has accumulated over 36 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1939 to 2024.
What is Jennifer Jones's background in cinema and television?
Jennifer Jones was an American actress who was born Phylis Lee Isley on March 2, 1919, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was a five-time Academy Award nominee and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette. Her acting career included thirty-six known credits on The Mov...
Jennifer Jones by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 29
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited) — aged about 55
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Lisolette — aged about 55
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) as Miss Dove — aged about 36
- The Oscars (1953) as Self — aged about 34
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) as Betsy Rath — aged about 37
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