In 1946, a teenaged British actress by the name of Jean Simmons played the beautiful Estella Havisham in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens` novel ”Great Expectations.” Now, more than four ...

Jean Simmons, a radiant British ... in a well-reviewed Disney Channel version of “Great Expectations” as the miserable recluse Miss Havisham; and as the mother, Fiona “Fee” Cleary, ...

Legendary film actress Jean Simmons says she enjoyed the new experience of dubbing her voice for the animated movie, "Howl's Moving Castle." But to do a character, a cartoon character, was very ...

For those coming into this fresh, “Great Expectations” is the tale of Pip, ... a role that has attracted actresses as diverse as Jean Simmons, Anne Bancroft and Gillian Anderson.

Jean Simmons, whose ethereal ... She also appeared in numerous TV movies and miniseries, including a 1991 version of "Great Expectations," in which she played Miss Havisham this time.

Jean Simmons, the English actress ... She was Estella, the mocking girl who was raised to break men’s hearts, in David Lean’s “Great Expectations” (1946).

Actress Jean Simmons, star of 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Thorn Birds,' dies at age 80. Updated: ... including a 1991 version of "Great Expectations," in which she played Miss Havisham this time.

Jean Simmons, the lovely, ethereal film star who played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, ... companion to the reclusive Miss Havisham in 1946’s “Great Expectations.” ...

Jean Simmons was one of the great beauties of British cinema, and she had a talent to match. She played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948) when only 18, and won her first Oscar nomination.

Jean Simmons dies at 80; actress whose talent exceeded her roles. ... She was Estella, the mocking girl who was raised to break men's hearts, in David Lean's "Great Expectations" (1946).

It’s how best to escape the looming shadow that continues to be cast by David Lean’s exemplary 1946 film, starring John Mills as Pip and Jean Simmons as the young Estella.