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
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!

1949

as Peggy Macroon

Moonfleet
Moonfleet

1955

as Lady Clarista Ashwood

Tom Jones
Tom Jones

1963

as Lady Bellaston

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

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

as Sophie Dorothea

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

as Gwendolen Fairfax

The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners

1964

as Aunt Frances Ferris

The Water Babies
The Water Babies

1978

as Lady Harriet

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")

Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit

1987

as Mrs. Clennam

The Flame Is Love
The Flame Is Love

1979

as Duchess of Grantham

The October Man
The October Man

1947

as Jenny Carden

Stage Struck
Stage Struck

1958

as Rita Vernon