Jill Esmond
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Jill Esmond (* 26. January 1908 in London , England as Jill Esmond-Moore ; † 28. July 1990 in Wimbledon , London, England) was a British actress .
Life & Career
The daughter of actor HV Esmond and actress Eva Moore made her film debut in 1930. A year later she played the leading role alongside Edmund Gwenn in the Alfred Hitchcock film Bis zum Messer . In 1933 she appeared alongside Conrad Veidt in FP1 does not answer . In later years Esmond could only be seen in supporting roles. In 1955 she made her last film A Man Called Peter and ended her film career.
Jill Esmond was married to actor Laurence Olivier from 1930 to 1940 . Their son is the director Tarquin Olivier .
Filmography (selection)
- 1930: The Chinese Bungalow
- 1931: Up to the Knife ( The Skin Game )
- 1931: Once a Lady
- 1933: FP1 does not answer
- 1942: The Pied Piper
- 1942: Years found ( Random Harvest )
- 1942: Margaret from London ( Journey for Margaret )
- 1944: Such a Papa ( Casanova Brown )
- 1944: The White Cliffs of Dover
- 1946: Bedelia ( Bedelia )
- 1946: The Bandit and the Queen ( The Bandit of Sherwood Forest )
- 1948: Escape
- 1951: Private information
- 1954: The Invisible Web (Night People)
- 1955: A man named Peter ( A Man Called Peter )
Web links
Commons : Jill Esmond - collection of images
- Jill Esmond in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jill Esmond in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Esmond, Jill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Esmond-Moore, Jill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1990 |
| Place of death | Wimbledon , London , England , United Kingdom |