Joan Greenwood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 4, 1921
- Died
- February 27, 1987 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Les messages de Fritz Lang
Movie
Little Dorrit
Movie · as Mrs. Clennam
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
TV · as Selina Hazy · 2 eps
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Movie · as Interviewee
Past Caring
Movie · as Stella
Girls On Top
TV · as Lady Carlton · 13 eps
Ellis Island
TV · as Madame Levitska · 3 eps
Country
Movie · as Dollie van der Biek
Triangle
TV · as Judith Harper · 52 eps
The Flame Is Love
Movie · as Duchess of Grantham
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Emma Adkins · 1 ep
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Beryl Stapleton
The Water Babies
Movie · as Lady Harriet
The Uncanny
Movie · as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
Shadows
TV · as Rose · 1 ep
Girl Stroke Boy
Movie · as Lettice Mason
The Ealing Comedies
Movie · as Self
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Movie · as Maria Beadnell
The Main Chance
TV · as Mrs. Hilary Wenn · 1 ep
Barbarella
Movie · as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Jazz Age
TV · as Mrs. Kent-Cumberland · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth · 1 ep
The Moon-Spinners
Movie · as Aunt Frances Ferris
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Mrs. Suez · 1 ep
Tom Jones
Movie · as Lady Bellaston
The Amorous Prawn
Movie · as Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Mysterious Island
Movie · as Lady Mary Fairchild
Hest på sommerferie
Movie · as Narrator
Stage Struck
Movie · as Rita Vernon
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Claire, Antonia, Ann Veronica · 1 ep
Moonfleet
Movie · as Lady Clarista Ashwood
Father Brown
Movie · as Lady Warren
Monsieur Ripois
Movie · as Norah
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · as Gwendolen Fairfax
The Man in the White Suit
Movie · as Daphne Birnley
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Movie · as Susan
Young Wives' Tale
Movie · as Sabina Pennant
Flesh and Blood
Movie · as Wilhelmina Cameron
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Ann Whitefield · 1 ep
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Movie · as Sibella
Whisky Galore!
Movie · as Peggy Macroon
The Bad Lord Byron
Movie · as Lady Caroline Lamb
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Movie · as Sophie Dorothea
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The October Man
Movie · as Jenny Carden
The White Unicorn
Movie · as Lottie Smith
The Man Within
Movie · as Elizabeth
Frenzy
Movie · as Christine
They Knew Mr. Knight
Movie · as Ruth Blake
A Girl in a Million
Movie · as Gay Sultzman
The Gentle Sex
Movie · as Betty Miller
Save Your Shillings and Smile
Movie
He Found a Star
Movie · as Babe Cavour
My Wife's Family
Movie · as Irma Bagshott
John Smith Wakes Up
Movie