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Joan Greenwood

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Joan Greenwood

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Mar 4, 1921 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Biography

Joan Greenwood (4 March 1921 – 27 February 1987) was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. Perhaps her most famous role was Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Greenwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting
2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
1987Little DorritMrs. Clennam
1987Miss Marple: At Bertram's HotelSelina Hazy
1986Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing StudiosInterviewee
1986Past CaringStella
1985Girls On TopLady Carlton
1984Ellis IslandMadame Levitska
1981CountryDollie van der Biek
1981TriangleJudith Harper
1979The Flame Is LoveDuchess of Grantham
1979Tales of the UnexpectedEmma Adkins
1978The Hound of the BaskervillesBeryl Stapleton
1978The Water BabiesLady Harriet
1977The UncannyMiss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
1975ShadowsRose
1971Girl Stroke BoyLettice Mason
1970The Ealing ComediesSelf
1970The Great Inimitable Mr. DickensMaria Beadnell
1969The Main ChanceMrs. Hilary Wenn
1968BarbarellaThe Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
1968The Jazz AgeMrs. Kent-Cumberland
1965BBC Play of the MonthLouise, Duchess of Portsmouth
1964The Moon-SpinnersAunt Frances Ferris
1963Tom JonesLady Bellaston
1962The Amorous PrawnLady Dodo Fitzadam
1961Mysterious IslandLady Mary Fairchild
1959Hest på sommerferieNarrator
1958Stage StruckRita Vernon
1956Armchair TheatreClaire
1956Armchair TheatreAntonia
1956Armchair TheatreAnn Veronica
1955MoonfleetLady Clarista Ashwood
1954Father BrownLady Warren
1954Monsieur RipoisNorah
1952The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen Fairfax
1951The Man in the White SuitDaphne Birnley
1951Mr. Peek-a-BooSusan
1951Young Wives' TaleSabina Pennant
1951Flesh and BloodWilhelmina Cameron
1951Hallmark Hall of FameAnn Whitefield
1949Kind Hearts and CoronetsSibella
1949Whisky Galore!Peggy Macroon
1949The Bad Lord ByronLady Caroline Lamb
1948Saraband for Dead LoversSophie Dorothea
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1947The October ManJenny Carden
1947The White UnicornLottie Smith
1947The Man WithinElizabeth
1946FrenzyChristine
1946They Knew Mr. KnightRuth Blake
1946A Girl in a MillionGay Sultzman
1943The Gentle SexBetty Miller
1943Save Your Shillings and Smile
1941He Found a StarBabe Cavour
1941My Wife's FamilyIrma Bagshott