The British film actress Jean Simmons, who played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" and performed with Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls", has passed on Friday. Video courtesy of Reuters.

At the time, Cher — born Cherilyn Sarkisian — said she first mistook Simmons for British actress Jean Simmons when they ... to “apologize” to Cher, now 78. “That’s when he blurted ...