Jennifer Jones
Biography
Jennifer Jones was an American actress who began as a model in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before moving into film. After early parts in a 1939 western and serial, she was signed to a studio contract and renamed. Her third screen role, the lead in The Song of Bernadette (1943), won the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. She earned further Academy Award nominations for Since You Went Away (1944), for Love Letters (1945), and for Duel in the Sun (1946), and later starred in Madame Bovary (1949), Ruby Gentry (1952), Beat the Devil (1953) and Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), the last bringing a fifth nomination. She also appeared in The Towering Inferno (1974), her final film, which earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and made a rare theatrical appearance in The Country Girl in 1966.
90years old at death
- Born Tulsa
- Died Malibu
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Phylis Lee Isley (birth name)Also credited as Jennifer Jones Simon
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 31 years1943 to 1974
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Big break
Jones was signed to a seven-year contract by David O. Selznick after he overheard her audition for the play Claudia, even though she fled the reading in tears thinking she had done badly.
Behind the award
Jennifer Jones won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Bernadette in The Song of Bernadette. She won in 1944 on her 25th birthday, and it was her third screen role.
First role
Jones got her first screen work under her maiden name, Phylis Isley, playing an ingenue in the Three Mesquiteers western New Frontier for Republic Pictures in 1939.
Jennifer Jones movies on Netflix
The Towering Infernoas Lisolette
A Farewell to Armsas Catherine Barkley
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suitas Betsy Rath
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thingas Dr. Han Suyin
Beat the Devilas Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm
Carrieas Carrie Meeber
Ruby Gentryas Ruby Gentry
Gone to Earthas Hazel Woodus
Madame Bovaryas Emma Bovary
We Were Strangersas China Valdés
Portrait of Jennieas Jennie Appleton
Cluny Brownas Cluny Brown
Duel in the Sunas Pearl Chavez
Love Lettersas Singleton
Since You Went Awayas Jane Hilton
The Song of Bernadetteas Bernadette
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
William Dieterle directed three of these films, Henry King two and John Huston two. Joseph Cotten appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Joseph Cotten4 films together, 1944 to 1948
Joseph Cotten's page Portrait of Jennie1948IMDb rating 7.6Jones as Jennie AppletonCotten as Eben Adams
Duel in the Sun1946IMDb rating 6.7Jones as Pearl ChavezCotten as Jesse McCanles
Love Letters1945IMDb rating 7.0Jones as SingletonCotten as Allen Quinton
Since You Went Away1944IMDb rating 7.5Jones as Jane HiltonCotten as Tony Willett
Gladys Cooper3 films together, 1943 to 1949
Gladys Cooper's page Madame Bovary1949IMDb rating 7.0Jones as Emma BovaryCooper as Madame Dupuis
Love Letters1945IMDb rating 7.0Jones as SingletonCooper as Beatrice Remington
The Song of Bernadette1943IMDb rating 7.6Jones as BernadetteCooper as Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
Keenan Wynn2 films together, 1944 to 1956
Keenan Wynn's page The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956IMDb rating 7.1Jones as Betsy RathWynn as Sgt. Caesar Gardella
Since You Went Away1944IMDb rating 7.5Jones as Jane HiltonWynn as Lieutenant Solomon
Gregory Peck2 films together, 1946 to 1956
Gregory Peck's page The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956IMDb rating 7.1Jones as Betsy RathPeck as Tom Rath
Duel in the Sun1946IMDb rating 6.7Jones as Pearl ChavezPeck as Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles
William Holden2 films together, 1955 to 1974
William Holden's page The Towering Inferno1974IMDb rating 7.0Jones as LisoletteHolden as Jim Duncan
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing1955IMDb rating 6.4Jones as Dr. Han SuyinHolden as Mark Elliott
Lee J. Cobb2 films together, 1943 to 1956
Lee J. Cobb's page The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956IMDb rating 7.1Jones as Betsy RathCobb as Judge Bernstein
The Song of Bernadette1943IMDb rating 7.6Jones as BernadetteCobb as Dr. Dozous
William DieterleDirector, 3 films, 1945 to 1948
All films by William Dieterle Portrait of Jennie1948IMDb rating 7.6Jones as Jennie Appleton
Duel in the Sun1946IMDb rating 6.7Jones as Pearl Chavez
Love Letters1945IMDb rating 7.0Jones as Singleton
Henry KingDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1955
All films by Henry King Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing1955IMDb rating 6.4Jones as Dr. Han Suyin
The Song of Bernadette1943IMDb rating 7.6Jones as Bernadette
John HustonDirector, 2 films, 1949 to 1953
All films by John Huston Beat the Devil1953IMDb rating 6.4Jones as Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm
We Were Strangers1949IMDb rating 6.6Jones as China Valdés
Also two films together10 more actors
- Lionel BarrymoreDuel in the Sun (1946) and Since You Went Away (1944)
- Gene LockhartThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) and Madame Bovary (1949)
- Cecil KellawayPortrait of Jennie (1948) and Love Letters (1945)
- Charles BickfordDuel in the Sun (1946) and The Song of Bernadette (1943)
- Dorothy AdamsThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) and Carrie (1952)
- Florence BatesPortrait of Jennie (1948) and Cluny Brown (1946)
- Lillian GishPortrait of Jennie (1948) and Duel in the Sun (1946)
- Herbert HeyesLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) and Ruby Gentry (1952)
- Charles DingleDuel in the Sun (1946) and The Song of Bernadette (1943)
- Ernest CossartCluny Brown (1946) and Love Letters (1945)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jennifer Jones's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$164 million
7 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 7 worldwide figure; 9 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$116M70.6% of the total
- 2$20M12.4% of the total
- 3$20M12.2% of the total
- 4$4.3M2.6% of the total
- 5$2.0M1.2% of the total
- 6$1.5M0.9% of the total
- 7$120K0.1% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1944 | Best Actress | The Song of Bernadette | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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