Joan Greenwood
Acting
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
Known for
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movieTitans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
Self - (archive footage)
movieLittle Dorrit
1987
Mrs. Clennam
tvMiss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987
Selina Hazy
moviePast Caring
1986
Stella
tvGirls On Top
1985
Lady Carlton
tvEllis Island
1984
Madame Levitska
movieCountry
1981
Dollie van der Biek
tvTriangle
1981
Judith Harper
movieThe Flame Is Love
1979
Duchess of Grantham
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Emma Adkins
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
Beryl Stapleton
movieThe Water Babies
1978
Lady Harriet
movieThe Uncanny
1977
Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
tvShadows
1975
Rose
movieGirl Stroke Boy
1971
Lettice Mason
movieThe Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
Maria Beadnell
tvThe Main Chance
1969
Mrs. Hilary Wenn
movieBarbarella
1968
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Jazz Age
1968
Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Mrs. Suez
movieThe Moon-Spinners
1964
Aunt Frances Ferris
movieTom Jones
1963
Lady Bellaston
movieThe Amorous Prawn
1962
Lady Dodo Fitzadam
movieMysterious Island
1961
Lady Mary Fairchild
movieStage Struck
1958
Rita Vernon
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Claire / Antonia / Ann Veronica
movieMoonfleet
1955
Lady Clarista Ashwood
movieFather Brown
1954
Lady Warren
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1952
Gwendolen Fairfax
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Ann Whitefield
movieYoung Wives' Tale
1951
Sabina Pennant
movieThe Man in the White Suit
1951
Daphne Birnley
movieFlesh and Blood
1951
Wilhelmina Cameron
movieWhisky Galore!
1949
Peggy Macroon
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
Lady Caroline Lamb
movieSaraband for Dead Lovers
1948
Sophie Dorothea
movieThe White Unicorn
1947
Lottie Smith
movieThe October Man
1947
Jenny Carden
movieThe Man Within
1947
Elizabeth
movieA Girl in a Million
1946
Gay Sultzman
movieThey Knew Mr. Knight
1946
Ruth Blake
movieFrenzy
1946
Christine
movieThe Gentle Sex
1943
Betty Miller
movieHe Found a Star
1941
Babe Cavour
movieMy Wife's Family
1941
Irma Bagshott