Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

1921-03-04 – 1987-02-27 (age 65) Chelsea, London, England, UK
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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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Barbarella
Barbarella

1968

as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island

1961

as Lady Mary Fairchild

Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit

1951

as Daphne Birnley

Tom Jones
Tom Jones

1963

as Lady Bellaston

The Water Babies
The Water Babies

1978

as Lady Harriet

Moonfleet
Moonfleet

1955

as Lady Clarista Ashwood

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood

1951

as Wilhelmina Cameron

The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners

1964

as Aunt Frances Ferris

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

as Sophie Dorothea

Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit

1987

as Mrs. Clennam

Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!

1949

as Peggy Macroon

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

as Gwendolen Fairfax

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

as Beryl Stapleton

The Uncanny
The Uncanny

1977

as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")

The Man Within
The Man Within

1947

as Elizabeth

The October Man
The October Man

1947

as Jenny Carden

Young Wives' Tale
Young Wives' Tale

1951

as Sabina Pennant

Father Brown
Father Brown

1954

as Lady Warren