Jill Esmond
Biography
Jill Esmond was an English actress who worked in theater and film. She was born in London to a pair of stage actors and chose acting at fourteen, making her stage debut as Wendy in Peter Pan. Her early success was brief, but she went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and rejoined the West End stage in 1924. A year later she acted opposite her mother in Mary, Mary Quite Contrary. More successful roles followed, and she received critical praise for her work in Outward Bound. In 1942 she appeared on Broadway in Emlyn Williams's play The Morning Star, a production that also introduced Gregory Peck to the stage. Her screen and stage work became less frequent as time passed, and she gave her last film performance in 1955. That same period brought two television turns as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Adventures of Robin Hood.
82years old at death
- Born London
- Died Wimbledon
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Jill Esmond Moore
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 23 years1931 to 1954
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First role
After she went back to the United Kingdom, Esmond's first film part was a starring role in The Skin Game, an early Alfred Hitchcock movie from 1931.
Beyond film
In 1942, Esmond took the lead in Emlyn Williams' play The Morning Star on Broadway. Gregory Peck made his acting debut in that same production.
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