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- The Skin Game
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London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jill Esmond (26 January 1908 – 28 July 1990) was an English actress and first wife of Sir Laurence Olivier. In 1928 Esmond (billed as Jill Esmond Moore) appeared in the production of Bird in the Hand, where she met fellow cast member Laurence Olivier for the first time. Three weeks later, he proposed to her. In his autobiography Olivier later wrote that he…
Known for
- Laurence Olivier: A Life — Self ( Archive footage)1982
- A Man Called Peter — Mrs. Findlay1955
- The Adventures of Robin Hood — Queen Eleanor1955
- Night People — Frau Schindler / Rachel Cameron1954
- Private Information — Mrs. Charlotte Carson1952
- Escape — Grace Winton1948
- Bedelia — Nurse Harris1946
- The Bandit of Sherwood Forest — The Queen Mother1946
- Casanova Brown — Dr. Zernerke1944
- My Pal, Wolf — Elizabeth Munn1944
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1948
Discography
- SHaK2006
- The Middle Half2011
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- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jill
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Wimbledon
- Spouse
- Laurence Olivier
- Father
- Henry V. Esmond
- Mother
- Eva Moore
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Jill Esmond 1932.jpg
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- Jill Esmond
- date of birth
- 1908-01-26
- date of death
- 1990-07-28
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- end of work period
- 1956-00-00
- place of burial
- Abney Park Cemetery
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