Jennifer Jones: the filmography of the actress

Jennifer Jones is an American actress, who gained great fame in the 40s - 50s of the last century. She is the owner of such prestigious film awards as "Oscar" and "Golden Globe". Modern movie fans probably know her from the movie "Hell in the skies".

Biography

The real name of the actress is Phyllis Aili. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1919. Phyllis was the only child in the family.

After school, the girl entered Northwestern University, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Illinois, then transferred to the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York. There Phyllis met the future actor Robert Walker. Young people immediately liked each other and got married in January 1939.

Phyllis and Robert returned to Tulsa and worked on radio, then moved to Hollywood. The first role of Filis in the movie was the role of Celia Bredok in the western "Frontier Horizon", then she played in the action movie "G-men Dick Tracy" directed by Robert English. However, after that, Phyllis could not find a job in Hollywood for a while and returned with her husband to New York.

Film career

Phyllis was constantly looking for an opportunity to get a role in the movie. In New York, she met the most successful film producer of those times - David Sleznik, who worked on the films "King Kong" and "Gone with the Wind." Sleknika impressed the acting skills of Phyllis. It was thanks to this acquaintance that the actress received a 7-year contract in Hollywood.

David Sleznik invented Phyllis the pseudonym under which she won world fame - Jennifer Jones.

In 1943, Jennifer successfully passed tests to the biographical drama "The Song of Bernadette", where she received the main role. For this role, she received the Oscar and Golden Globe awards and became one of the most famous Hollywood actresses. The film "The Song of Bernadette" received two more "Golden Globes" and became a breakthrough for director Henry King.

The following year, actress Jennifer Jones played one of the lead roles in the Oscar-winning drama "Ever since you left." Critics liked the film and was highly appreciated by the audience.

Among Jennifer's next works is the melodrama "Portrait of Jenny", in which the actress starred alongside Joseph Cotten, the drama "Madame Boveri", based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert, popular in those days drama "Sister Carrie", "Wild Heart", " Poslem the devil. " All these films helped the actress win real fame in Hollywood, many famous directors wanted to work with her.

Sunset career

In the 1960s, the actress became less likely to appear on the screen. The last film with her participation was "Hell in the skies" - the first and last film-catastrophe in the career of Jennifer Jones. The plot of the film, the acting and the impressive special effects of the film were highly appreciated by critics. "Hurl Hell" won three Oscar awards and brought Jennifer Jones the last Golden Globe nomination in her career.

The last years of her life the actress spent with her children. She died in 2009 at the age of 90 years.

Personal life

The actress was married three times. The first time - for the actor Robert Walker, from whom she gave birth to two sons (both subsequently elected an acting career).

In 1944, Jennifer's novel began with film producer David Sleznik, with whom she worked on many films. The actress divorced Walker in 1945 and soon married Sleznik. In 1954, the couple had a daughter, Mary Jennifer Sleznik. This marriage lasted until the death of David in 1965. Because of her husband's death, the actress fell into a prolonged depression, and even tried to commit suicide.

In 1971, Jennifer married for the third time - for multimillionaire and philanthropist Norton Simon, who died for natural reasons in 1993.