Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

🎂 4th March 1921 (104 yrs) 📍 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).

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Joan Greenwood

🎬 Movies Featuring Joan Greenwood

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies (2021)

as Self - (archive footage)
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit (1987)

as Mrs. Clennam
Past Caring

Past Caring (1986)

as Stella
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)

as Interviewee
Country

Country (1981)

as Dollie van der Biek
The Flame Is Love

The Flame Is Love (1979)

as Duchess of Grantham
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)

as Beryl Stapleton
The Water Babies

The Water Babies (1978)

as Lady Harriet
The Uncanny

The Uncanny (1977)

as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy (1971)

as Lettice Mason
The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies (1970)

as Self
No Image

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)

as Maria Beadnell
Barbarella

Barbarella (1968)

as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners (1964)

as Aunt Frances Ferris
Tom Jones

Tom Jones (1963)

as Lady Bellaston
The Amorous Prawn

The Amorous Prawn (1962)

as Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island (1961)

as Lady Mary Fairchild
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Hest på sommerferie (1959)

as Narrator
Stage Struck

Stage Struck (1958)

as Rita Vernon
Moonfleet

Moonfleet (1955)

as Lady Clarista Ashwood
Father Brown

Father Brown (1954)

as Lady Warren
Monsieur Ripois

Monsieur Ripois (1954)

as Norah
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

as Gwendolen Fairfax
Young Wives' Tale

Young Wives' Tale (1951)

as Sabina Pennant
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

as Daphne Birnley
Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)

as Susan
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood (1951)

as Wilhelmina Cameron
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

as Sibella
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore! (1949)

as Peggy Macroon
No Image

The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

as Lady Caroline Lamb
Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

as Sophie Dorothea
The White Unicorn

The White Unicorn (1947)

as Lottie Smith
The October Man

The October Man (1947)

as Jenny Carden
The Man Within

The Man Within (1947)

as Elizabeth
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million (1946)

as Gay Sultzman
They Knew Mr. Knight

They Knew Mr. Knight (1946)

as Ruth Blake
Frenzy

Frenzy (1946)

as Christine
The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex (1943)

as Betty Miller
Save Your Shillings and Smile

Save Your Shillings and Smile (1943)

He Found a Star

He Found a Star (1941)

as Babe Cavour
My Wife's Family

My Wife's Family (1941)

as Irma Bagshott