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Joan Greenwood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1921-03-04

Day of Death

1987-02-27

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

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

Filmography (41)

⭐ 0 Role: Self - (archive footage)

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021
⭐ 6.4 Role: Mrs. Clennam

Little Dorrit

1987
⭐ 0 Role: Stella

Past Caring

1986
⭐ 5.0 Role: Interviewee

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

1986
⭐ 7.5 Role: Dollie van der Biek

Country

1981
⭐ 9.0 Role: Duchess of Grantham

The Flame Is Love

1979
⭐ 4.4 Role: Beryl Stapleton

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978
⭐ 6.2 Role: Lady Harriet

The Water Babies

1978
⭐ 5.9 Role: Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")

The Uncanny

1977
⭐ 5.6 Role: Lettice Mason

Girl Stroke Boy

1971
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Ealing Comedies

1970
No Image
⭐ 8.0 Role: Maria Beadnell

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

1970
⭐ 6.0 Role: The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

Barbarella

1968
⭐ 5.8 Role: Aunt Frances Ferris

The Moon-Spinners

1964
⭐ 5.9 Role: Lady Bellaston

Tom Jones

1963