Anne Heywood

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Anne Heywood (born Violet Joan Pretty) was a British actress, best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Fox (1967). She was born on December 11, 1931, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, and passed away on October 27, 2023, in Houston, Texas, USA. Heywood started her career as a beauty queen, winning the Miss Great Britain title in 1950. She later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and signed a contract with the Rank Organisation, which launched her film career. She starred in notable films such as Violent Playground (1958), Floods of Fear (1958), The Chairman (1969), and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979). Her role in The Fox was groundbreaking, as it depicted a lesbian relationship, which was rare for mainstream cinema at the time. She continued to take on bold and unconventional roles throughout her career. Heywood was married to Raymond Stross, a film producer, until his passing in 1988. She later married George Danzig Druke in 1991.

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1989
Memories of Manon
Movie Manon Brevard Marcel
1985
The Equalizer
TV show Manon Brevard Marcel
1984
What Waits Below
Movie Frieda Shelley
1979
Ring of Darkness
Movie Carlotta Rhodes
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Movie Evelyn Wyckoff
1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Movie Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
1975
Love Under the Elms
Movie
1973
Trader Horn
Movie Nicole Mercer
1973
The Nun and the Devil
Movie Mother Giulia
1972
The Killer Is on the Phone
Movie Eleanor Loraine
1972
I Want What I Want
Movie Roy / Wendy
1969
The Chairman
Movie Kay Hanna
1969
Midas Run
Movie Sylvia
1969
The Lady of Monza
Movie Virginia de Leyva
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
1967
The Fox
Movie Ellen March