Joan Greenwood
Born
March 4, 1921
Died
February 27, 1987 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
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
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Clennam
1987
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Selina Hazy · (2 episodes)
1987
Past Caring
Stella
1986
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Interviewee
1986
Girls On Top
Lady Carlton · (13 episodes)
1985
Ellis Island
Madame Levitska · (3 episodes)
1984
Country
Dollie van der Biek
1981
Triangle
Judith Harper · (52 episodes)
1981
The Flame Is Love
Duchess of Grantham
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Emma Adkins · (1 episode)
1979
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Beryl Stapleton
1978
The Water Babies
Lady Harriet
1978
The Uncanny
Miss Malkin
1977
Girl Stroke Boy
Lettice Mason
1971
The Ealing Comedies
Self
1970
The Main Chance
Mrs. Hilary Wenn · (1 episode)
1969
Barbarella
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
1968
The Jazz Age
Mrs. Kent-Cumberland · (1 episode)
1968
BBC Play of the Month
Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth · (1 episode)
1965
The Moon-Spinners
Aunt Frances Ferris
1964
Tom Jones
Lady Bellaston
1963
The Amorous Prawn
Lady Dodo Fitzadam
1962
Mysterious Island
Lady Mary Fairchild
1961
Hest på sommerferie
Narrator
1959
Stage Struck
Rita Vernon
1958
Moonfleet
Lady Clarista Ashwood
1955
Monsieur Ripois
Norah
1954
Father Brown
Lady Warren
1954
The Importance of Being Earnest
Gwendolen Fairfax
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ann Whitefield · (1 episode)
1951
Young Wives' Tale
Sabina Pennant
1951
The Man in the White Suit
Daphne Birnley
1951
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Susan
1951
Flesh and Blood
Wilhelmina Cameron
1951
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Sibella
1949
Whisky Galore!
Peggy Macroon
1949
The Bad Lord Byron
Lady Caroline Lamb
1949
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Sophie Dorothea
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The White Unicorn
Lottie Smith
1947
The October Man
Jenny Carden
1947
The Man Within
Elizabeth
1947
A Girl in a Million
Gay Sultzman
1946
They Knew Mr. Knight
Ruth Blake
1946
Frenzy
Christine
1946
The Gentle Sex
Betty Miller
1943
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943
He Found a Star
Babe Cavour
1941
My Wife's Family
Irma Bagshott
1941