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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Greenwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies (39)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2021
Little Dorrit
as Mrs. Clennam
1987
Past Caring
as Stella
1986
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
as Interviewee
1986
Country
as Dollie van der Biek
1981
The Flame Is Love
as Duchess of Grantham
1979
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Beryl Stapleton
1978
The Water Babies
as Lady Harriet
1978
The Uncanny
as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
1977
Girl Stroke Boy
as Lettice Mason
1971
The Ealing Comedies
as Self
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Maria Beadnell
1970
Barbarella
as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
1968
The Moon-Spinners
as Aunt Frances Ferris
1964
Tom Jones
as Lady Bellaston
1963
The Amorous Prawn
as Lady Dodo Fitzadam
1962
Mysterious Island
as Lady Mary Fairchild
1961
Hest på sommerferie
as Narrator
1959
Stage Struck
as Rita Vernon
1958
Moonfleet
as Lady Clarista Ashwood
1955
Father Brown
as Lady Warren
1954
Monsieur Ripois
as Norah
1954
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gwendolen Fairfax
1952
Young Wives' Tale
as Sabina Pennant
1951
The Man in the White Suit
as Daphne Birnley
1951
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
as Susan
1951
Flesh and Blood
as Wilhelmina Cameron
1951
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Sibella
1949
Whisky Galore!
as Peggy Macroon
1949
The Bad Lord Byron
as Lady Caroline Lamb
1949
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Sophie Dorothea
1948
The White Unicorn
as Lottie Smith
1947
The October Man
as Jenny Carden
1947
The Man Within
as Elizabeth
1947
A Girl in a Million
as Gay Sultzman
1946
They Knew Mr. Knight
as Ruth Blake
1946
Frenzy
as Christine
1946
The Gentle Sex
as Betty Miller
1943
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943
TV Shows (11)
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Selina Hazy
1987
Girls On Top
as Lady Carlton
1985
Ellis Island
as Madame Levitska
1984
Triangle
as Judith Harper
1981
Tales of the Unexpected
as Emma Adkins
1979
Shadows
as Rose
1975
The Main Chance
as Mrs. Hilary Wenn
1969
The Jazz Age
as Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
1968
BBC Play of the Month
as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
1965
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ann Whitefield
1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948