Holy catfish! You don't pay attention, and things happen.
Oh God! actually has the first points of the year with the passing of the lovely and oh so womanly, Jean Simmons. (No, not that Gene Simmons. This Jean Simmons.)
Best known for her role of Varinia in Spartacus, she was also cast as Ophelia in Sir Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet. She had a long career on screen and in live theater, her final performance in Shadows in the Sun, in 2008.
She received numerous recognitions and awards, including Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the British Film Institute and in 1958 accepted the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role--unfortunately on behalf of Alec Guinness, not for herself.
Oh God! receives 20 points. And we will miss you Jean.
Jean Simmons
January 31, 1929 - January 22, 2010
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