Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Sports Day | Peggy | |
| Give us the Moon | Heidi | ||
| Mr. Emmanuel | Sally Cooper | Billed as Jean Simmonds | |
| 1945 | Kiss the Bride Goodbye | Molly Dodd | |
| Meet Sexton Blake | Eva Watkins | ||
| The Way to the Stars | A singer | ||
| Caesar and Cleopatra | harpist | ||
| 1946 | Great Expectations | Estella as a girl | |
| 1947 | The Woman in the Hall | Jay | |
| Uncle Silas | Caroline Ruthyn | ||
| Black Narcissus | Kanchi | ||
| Hungry Hill | Jane Brodrick | ||
| 1948 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1949 | The Blue Lagoon | Emmeline Foster | |
| Adam and Evelyne | Evelyne Kirby | ||
| 1950 | So Long at the Fair | Vicky Barton | |
| Cage of Gold | Judith Moray | ||
| Trio: "Sanatorium" | Evie Bishop | ||
| 1951 | The Clouded Yellow | Sophie Malraux | |
| 1952 | Angel Face | Diane Tremayne | |
| Androcles and the Lion | Lavinia | ||
| 1953 | Young Bess | Princess Elizabeth | |
| Affair with a Stranger | Carolyn Parker | ||
| The Robe | Diana | ||
| The Actress | Ruth Gordon Jones | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress | |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No (AKA Beautiful but Dangerous ) |
Corby Lane | |
| Demetrius and the Gladiators | Diana | Appeared in a clip from The Robe | |
| The Egyptian | Meryt | ||
| A Bullet Is Waiting | Cally Canham | ||
| Désirée | Désirée Clary | ||
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog | Lily Watkins | |
| Guys and Dolls | Sergeant Sarah Brown | Awarded — Golden Globe for Best Musical/Comedy Actress Nominated — BAFTA for Best Actress |
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| 1956 | Hilda Crane | Hilda Crane | |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Anne Leeds | Nominated — Golden Globe for Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| Until They Sail (1957) | Barbara Leslie Forbes | ||
| 1958 | The Big Country | Julie Maragon | |
| Home Before Dark | Charlotte Bronn | Nominated — Golden Globe for Best Drama Actress | |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Elizabeth Rambeau | |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Sharon Falconer | Nominated — BAFTA for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe for Best Drama Actress |
| Spartacus | Varinia | ||
| The Grass Is Greener | Hattie Durant | ||
| 1963 | All the Way Home | Mary Follett | |
| 1965 | Life at the Top | Susan Lampton | |
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing (1966) | The Blonde | |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Nancy Downes | |
| Rough Night in Jericho | Molly Lang | ||
| 1968 | Heidi | Fräulein Rottenmeier | |
| 1969 | The Happy Ending | Mary Spencer | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress |
| 1971 | Say Hello to Yesterday | Woman | |
| 1975 | Mr. Sycamore | Estelle Benbow | |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse (TV) | Aaronia Haldorn | |
| Dominique | Dominique Ballard | ||
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief (TV) | Gretchen Jordache Burke | |
| 1981 | A Small Killing (TV) | Margaret Lawrence | |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds (TV) | Fee Cleary | Awarded — Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress |
| 1984 | December Flower (TV) | Etta Marsh | |
| 1985 | Midas Valley (TV) | Molly Hammond | |
| North and South | Clarissa Gault Main | ||
| 1986 | North and South Book II | Clarissa Gault Main | |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Laura Robertson | |
| 1988 | Yellow Pages | Maxine de la Hunt | |
| The Dawning | Aunt Mary | ||
| 1989 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | |
| Murder She Wrote Episode: "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" |
Nominated — Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | ||
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode: "The Drumhead" |
Rear Admiral Norah Satie | |
| Dark Shadows | Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins | ||
| They Do It with Mirrors | Carrie-Louise Serrocold | ||
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Em Reed | |
| Daisies in December | Katherine Palmer | ||
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member 2 (voice) | |
| 2003 | Winter Solstice | Countess Lucinda Rhives | Released in Germany as Wintersonne |
| 2004 | Jean Simmons: Rose of England | Herself | |
| Howl's Moving Castle | Grandma Sophie (voice) | ||
| 2005 | Thru the Moebius Strip | Shepway (voice) | |
| 2009 | Shadows in the Sun | Hannah |
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