About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1921-03-04
Place of birth:
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Website:
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Joan Greenwood

Overview

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

Acting
1987 Little Dorrit Actor Mrs. Clennam 59
Average
1987 Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel Actor Selina Hazy 70
Good
1986 Past Caring Actor Stella N/A
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1986 Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios Actor Interviewee 59
Average
1985 Girls On Top Actor Lady Carlton 69
Fair
1984 Ellis Island Actor Madame Levitska 67
Fair
1981 Country Actor Dollie van der Biek N/A
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1981 Triangle Actor Judith Harper 69
Fair
1979 The Flame Is Love Actor Duchess of Grantham N/A
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1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles Actor Beryl Stapleton 58
Average
1978 The Water Babies Actor Lady Harriet 59
Average
1977 The Uncanny Actor Miss Malkin 58
Average
1971 Girl Stroke Boy Actor Lettice Mason 59
Average
1970 The Ealing Comedies Actor Self N/A
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1968 Barbarella Actor The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average
1964 The Moon-Spinners Actor Aunt Frances Ferris 58
Average
1963 Tom Jones Actor Lady Bellaston 58
Average
1962 The Amorous Prawn Actor Lady Dodo Fitzadam 59
Average
1961 Mysterious Island Actor Lady Mary Fairchild 60
Fair
1959 Hest på sommerferie Actor Narrator N/A
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1958 Stage Struck Actor Rita Vernon 59
Average
1955 Moonfleet Actor Lady Clarista Ashwood 59
Average
1954 Monsieur Ripois Actor Norah 58
Average
1954 Father Brown Actor Lady Warren 58
Average
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest Actor Gwendolen Fairfax 61
Fair
1951 Young Wives' Tale Actor Sabina Pennant 58
Average
1951 The Man in the White Suit Actor Daphne Birnley 61
Fair
1951 Mr. Peek-a-Boo Actor Susan 59
Average
1951 Flesh and Blood Actor Wilhelmina Cameron N/A
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1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets Actor Sibella 68
Fair
1949 Whisky Galore! Actor Peggy Macroon 60
Fair
1949 The Bad Lord Byron Actor Lady Caroline Lamb 58
Average
1948 Saraband for Dead Lovers Actor Sophie Dorothea 58
Average
1947 The White Unicorn Actor Lottie Smith 58
Average
1947 The October Man Actor Jenny Carden 59
Average
1947 The Man Within Actor Elizabeth 59
Average
1946 A Girl in a Million Actor 59
Average
1946 They Knew Mr. Knight Actor Ruth Blake 59
Average
1946 Frenzy Actor Christine 58
Average
1943 The Gentle Sex Actor Betty Miller 59
Average
1943 Save Your Shillings and Smile Actor N/A
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1941 He Found a Star Actor Babe Cavour N/A
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1941 My Wife's Family Actor Irma Bagshott N/A
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