Person
Joan Greenwood
Acting · 1921–1987 · 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
BBC Play of the Month
Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Tales of the Unexpected
Emma Adkins
The Wednesday Play
Mrs. Suez
Triangle
Judith Harper
The Main Chance
Mrs. Hilary Wenn
Barbarella
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Jazz Age
Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
Shadows
Rose
Girls On Top
Lady Carlton
Filmography
- 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
- 1987Little DorritMrs. Clennam
- 1987Miss Marple: At Bertram's HotelSelina Hazy
- 1986Past CaringStella
- 1986Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing StudiosInterviewee
- 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 Wednesday PlayMrs. Suez
- 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
- 1955MoonfleetLady Clarista Ashwood
- 1954Father BrownLady Warren
- 1954Monsieur RipoisNorah
- 1952The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen Fairfax
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameAnn Whitefield
- 1951Young Wives' TaleSabina Pennant
- 1951The Man in the White SuitDaphne Birnley
- 1951Mr. Peek-a-BooSusan
- 1951Flesh and BloodWilhelmina Cameron
- 1949Kind Hearts and CoronetsSibella
- 1949Whisky Galore!Peggy Macroon
- 1949The Bad Lord ByronLady Caroline Lamb
- 1948Saraband for Dead LoversSophie Dorothea
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1947The White UnicornLottie Smith
- 1947The October ManJenny Carden
- 1947The Man WithinElizabeth
- 1946A Girl in a MillionGay Sultzman
- 1946They Knew Mr. KnightRuth Blake
- 1946FrenzyChristine
- 1943The Gentle SexBetty Miller
- 1943Save Your Shillings and Smile
- 1941He Found a StarBabe Cavour
- 1941My Wife's FamilyIrma Bagshott
- 1941John Smith Wakes Up
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