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Actor
Joan Greenwood
- Born March 4, 1921 in Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Died February 27, 1987
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
Barbarella1968
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949
Tom Jones1963
The Man in the White Suit1951
Mysterious Island1961
Whisky Galore!1949
Moonfleet1955
The Importance of Being Earnest1952
Filmography
- 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Les messages de Fritz LangFilm
- 1987Miss Marple: At Bertram's HotelSeriesSelina Hazy
- 1987Little DorritFilmMrs. Clennam
- 1986Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing StudiosFilmInterviewee
- 1986Past CaringFilmStella
- 1985Girls On TopSeriesLady Carlton
- 1984Ellis IslandSeriesMadame Levitska
- 1981TriangleSeriesJudith Harper
- 1981CountryFilmDollie van der Biek
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesEmma Adkins
- 1979The Flame Is LoveFilmDuchess of Grantham
- 1978The Hound of the BaskervillesFilmBeryl Stapleton
- 1978The Water BabiesFilmLady Harriet
- 1977The UncannyFilmMiss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
- 1975ShadowsSeriesRose
- 1971Girl Stroke BoyFilmLettice Mason
- 1970The Great Inimitable Mr. DickensFilmMaria Beadnell
- 1970The Ealing ComediesFilmSelf
- 1969The Main ChanceSeriesMrs. Hilary Wenn
- 1968BarbarellaFilmThe Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
- 1968The Jazz AgeSeriesMrs. Kent-Cumberland
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesLouise, Duchess of Portsmouth
- 1964The Moon-SpinnersFilmAunt Frances Ferris
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesMrs. Suez
- 1963Tom JonesFilmLady Bellaston
- 1962The Amorous PrawnFilmLady Dodo Fitzadam
- 1961Mysterious IslandFilmLady Mary Fairchild
- 1959Hest på sommerferieFilmNarrator
- 1958Stage StruckFilmRita Vernon
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesClaire, Antonia, Ann Veronica
- 1955MoonfleetFilmLady Clarista Ashwood
- 1954Father BrownFilmLady Warren
- 1954Monsieur RipoisFilmNorah
- 1952The Importance of Being EarnestFilmGwendolen Fairfax
- 1951The Man in the White SuitFilmDaphne Birnley
- 1951Mr. Peek-a-BooFilmSusan
- 1951Young Wives' TaleFilmSabina Pennant
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesAnn Whitefield
- 1951Flesh and BloodFilmWilhelmina Cameron
- 1949Kind Hearts and CoronetsFilmSibella
- 1949Whisky Galore!FilmPeggy Macroon
- 1949The Bad Lord ByronFilmLady Caroline Lamb
- 1948Saraband for Dead LoversFilmSophie Dorothea
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries
- 1947The October ManFilmJenny Carden
- 1947The Man WithinFilmElizabeth
- 1947The White UnicornFilmLottie Smith
- 1946They Knew Mr. KnightFilmRuth Blake
- 1946FrenzyFilmChristine
- 1946A Girl in a MillionFilmGay Sultzman
- 1943The Gentle SexFilmBetty Miller
- 1943Save Your Shillings and SmileFilm
- 1941He Found a StarFilmBabe Cavour
- 1941My Wife's FamilyFilmIrma Bagshott
- 1941John Smith Wakes UpFilm