...as Rear Admiral Norah Satie.
Legendary actress Jean Simmons (born January 31, 1929 in London, England) played the role of the retired Rear Admiral Norah Satie in TNG: "The Drumhead".
Simmons earned her first Academy Award nomination in 1949 for her role as "Ophelia" in Laurence Olivier's classic rendition of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1948). She earned a second Academy Award nomination in 1970 for her leading role in The Happy Ending.
She is also well known for her role in the 1960 epic film Spartacus. That film also featured John Hoyt (Doctor Philip Boyce in TOS: "The Cage") and was narrated by frequent TOS voice actor Vic Perrin. She previously starred with Jay Robinson in the 1953 biblical epic The Robe.
In 1957, she starred in two films directed by Star Trek: The Motion Picture director Robert Wise: This Could Be the Night and Until They Sail. She also starred in 1966's Mister Buddwing, which also featured an appearance by TOS actress Nichelle Nichols, and in 1973's Angel Face, along with DS9 guest star Kenneth Tobey. Simmons' other film credits include Great Expectations, Guys and Dolls, and Elmer Gantry.
On television, she guest-starred in the mini-series North and South in 1985 and North and South, Book II the following year. Jonathan Frakes, Kirstie Alley, James Read and David Ogden Stiers were also present in both parts, with Anthony Zerbe, Kurtwood Smith and Leon Rippy participating only in the second.
Simmons won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in the 1983 mini-series The Thorn Birds. Christopher Plummer and Richard Kiley also starred in this series, while John de Lancie and Meg Wyllie had smaller roles. She was also nominated an additional Emmy in 1989 for guest-starring role on the TV series Murder, She Wrote.
Simmons has recently been lending her voice to foreign animated films, including the English version of the acclaimed 2005 Japanese film Howl's Moving Castle.
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