Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Joan Greenwood
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen Fairfax | 1952 |
| Tom Jones | Lady Bellaston | 1963 |
| Kind Hearts and Coronets | Sibella | 1949 |
| The Man in the White Suit | Daphne Birnley | 1951 |
| Moonfleet | Lady Clarista Ashwood | 1955 |
| The Moon-Spinners | Aunt Frances Ferris | 1964 |
| Whisky Galore! | Peggy Macroon | 1949 |
| Little Dorrit | Mrs. Clennam | 1987 |
| The October Man | Jenny Carden | 1947 |
| Saraband for Dead Lovers | Sophie Dorothea | 1948 |
| Mysterious Island | Lady Mary Fairchild | 1961 |
| Mr. Peek-a-Boo | Susan | 1951 |
| The Ealing Comedies | Self | 1970 |
| The Gentle Sex | Betty Miller | 1943 |
| The Uncanny | Miss Malkin | 1977 |
| Father Brown | Lady Warren | 1954 |
| Girl Stroke Boy | Lettice Mason | 1971 |
| Stage Struck | Rita Vernon | 1958 |
| Frenzy | Christine | 1946 |
| Young Wives' Tale | Sabina Pennant | 1951 |
| They Knew Mr. Knight | Ruth Blake | 1946 |
| The White Unicorn | Lottie Smith | 1947 |
| The Amorous Prawn | Lady Dodo Fitzadam | 1962 |
| A Girl in a Million | 1946 | |
| Save Your Shillings and Smile | 1943 | |
| Hest på sommerferie | Narrator | 1959 |
| He Found a Star | Babe Cavour | 1941 |
| Country | Dollie van der Biek | 1981 |
| The Man Within | Elizabeth | 1947 |
| The Bad Lord Byron | Lady Caroline Lamb | 1949 |
| Barbarella | The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited) | 1968 |
| Flesh and Blood | Wilhelmina Cameron | 1951 |
| Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios | Interviewee | 1986 |
| Monsieur Ripois | Norah | 1954 |
| Past Caring | Stella | 1986 |
| The Flame Is Love | Duchess of Grantham | 1979 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Beryl Stapleton | 1978 |
| The Water Babies | Lady Harriet | 1978 |
| My Wife's Family | Irma Bagshott | 1941 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Triangle | Judith Harper | 1981 |
| Girls On Top | Lady Carlton | 1985 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Emma Adkins | 1979 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Ann Whitefield | 1951 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Jazz Age | 1968 | |
| The Main Chance | Mrs. Hilary Wenn | 1969 |
| Ellis Island | Madame Levitska | 1984 |
| Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Selina Hazy | 1987 |
| Miss Marple | Selina Hazy | 1984 |
