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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 4, 1921
Place of Birth:
Chelsea, London, England, UK
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Joan Greenwood
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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | Mrs. Clennam |
| 1986 | Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios | Interviewee |
| 1986 | Past Caring | Stella |
| 1981 | Country | Dollie van der Biek |
| 1979 | The Flame Is Love | Duchess of Grantham |
| 1978 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Beryl Stapleton |
| 1978 | The Water Babies | Lady Harriet |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Miss Malkin |
| 1971 | Girl Stroke Boy | Lettice Mason |
| 1970 | The Ealing Comedies | Self |
| 1968 | Barbarella | The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Moon-Spinners | Aunt Frances Ferris |
| 1963 | Tom Jones | Lady Bellaston |
| 1962 | The Amorous Prawn | Lady Dodo Fitzadam |
| 1961 | Mysterious Island | Lady Mary Fairchild |
| 1959 | Hest på sommerferie | Narrator |
| 1958 | Stage Struck | Rita Vernon |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Lady Clarista Ashwood |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Lady Warren |
| 1954 | Monsieur Ripois | Norah |
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen Fairfax |
| 1951 | The Man in the White Suit | Daphne Birnley |
| 1951 | Mr. Peek-a-Boo | Susan |
| 1951 | Young Wives' Tale | Sabina Pennant |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | Wilhelmina Cameron |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Sibella |
| 1949 | Whisky Galore! | Peggy Macroon |
| 1949 | The Bad Lord Byron | Lady Caroline Lamb |
| 1948 | Saraband for Dead Lovers | Sophie Dorothea |
| 1947 | The October Man | Jenny Carden |
| 1947 | The White Unicorn | Lottie Smith |
| 1947 | The Man Within | Elizabeth |
| 1946 | Frenzy | Christine |
| 1946 | They Knew Mr. Knight | Ruth Blake |
| 1946 | A Girl in a Million | Gay Sultzman |
| 1943 | The Gentle Sex | Betty Miller |
| 1943 | Save Your Shillings and Smile | |
| 1941 | He Found a Star | Babe Cavour |
| 1941 | My Wife's Family | Irma Bagshott |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Selina Hazy |
| 1985 | Girls On Top | Lady Carlton |
| 1984 | Ellis Island | Madame Levitska |
| 1981 | Triangle | Judith Harper |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Emma Adkins |
| 1969 | The Main Chance | Mrs. Hilary Wenn |
| 1968 | The Jazz Age | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Ann Whitefield |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse |