Remembering Jennifer Jones in her Academy Award Role Bernadette The Song of Bernadette 1943 / Her screen debut A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jones March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009 worked as a model in her youth before transitioning to acting, appearing in two serial films in 1939. Her third role was a lead part as Bernadette Soubirous in The Song of Bernadette (1943), which earned her the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress that year. She went on to star in several films that garnere