Joan Greenwood

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Joan Greenwood

Acting March 4, 1921

Chelsea, London, England, UK

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,…

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Barbarella

Barbarella

6.0 1968 Movie
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

7.6 1949 Movie
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7 1979 TV Show
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.6 1948 TV Show
Tom Jones

Tom Jones

5.9 1963 Movie
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

6.6 1961 Movie
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

6.9 1951 Movie
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

6.8 1949 Movie
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

6.5 1955 Movie
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

7.2 1952 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Movie Self - (archive footage)

  2. 2003
    Les messages de Fritz Lang

    Movie

  3. 1987
    Little Dorrit

    Movie Mrs. Clennam

  4. 1987
    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

    TV show Selina Hazy

  5. 1986
    Past Caring

    Movie Stella

  6. 1986
    Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

    Movie Interviewee

  7. 1985
    Girls On Top

    TV show Lady Carlton

  8. 1984
    Ellis Island

    TV show Madame Levitska

  9. 1981
    Country

    Movie Dollie van der Biek

  10. 1981
    Triangle

    TV show Judith Harper

  11. 1979
    The Flame Is Love

    Movie Duchess of Grantham

  12. 1979
    Tales of the Unexpected

    TV show Emma Adkins

  13. 1978
    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Movie Beryl Stapleton

  14. 1978
    The Water Babies

    Movie Lady Harriet

  15. 1977
    The Uncanny

    Movie Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")

  16. 1975
    Shadows

    TV show Rose

More credits
  1. 1971
    Girl Stroke Boy

    Movie Lettice Mason

  2. 1970
    The Ealing Comedies

    Movie Self

  3. 1970
    The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

    Movie Maria Beadnell

  4. 1969
    The Main Chance

    TV show Mrs. Hilary Wenn

  5. 1968
    Barbarella

    Movie The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

  6. 1968
    The Jazz Age

    TV show Mrs. Kent-Cumberland

  7. 1965
    BBC Play of the Month

    TV show Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth

  8. 1964
    The Wednesday Play

    TV show Mrs. Suez

  9. 1964
    The Moon-Spinners

    Movie Aunt Frances Ferris

  10. 1963
    Tom Jones

    Movie Lady Bellaston

  11. 1962
    The Amorous Prawn

    Movie Lady Dodo Fitzadam

  12. 1961
    Mysterious Island

    Movie Lady Mary Fairchild

  13. 1959
    Hest på sommerferie

    Movie Narrator

  14. 1958
    Stage Struck

    Movie Rita Vernon

  15. 1956
    Armchair Theatre

    TV show Claire

  16. 1955
    Moonfleet

    Movie Lady Clarista Ashwood

  17. 1954
    Father Brown

    Movie Lady Warren

  18. 1954
    Monsieur Ripois

    Movie Norah

  19. 1952
    The Importance of Being Earnest

    Movie Gwendolen Fairfax

  20. 1951
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV show Ann Whitefield

  21. 1951
    Young Wives' Tale

    Movie Sabina Pennant

  22. 1951
    The Man in the White Suit

    Movie Daphne Birnley

  23. 1951
    Mr. Peek-a-Boo

    Movie Susan

  24. 1951
    Flesh and Blood

    Movie Wilhelmina Cameron