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
Known For
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Main Chance
1969
Triangle
1981
The Jazz Age
1968
Barbarella
1968
Girls On Top
1985
Shadows
1975
Mysterious Island
1961
Tom Jones
1963
Filmography
The Wednesday Play
as Mrs. Suez · 1964
The Philco Television Playhouse
· 1948
BBC Play of the Month
as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth · 1965
Tales of the Unexpected
as Emma Adkins · 1979
The Main Chance
as Mrs. Hilary Wenn · 1969
Triangle
as Judith Harper · 1981
The Jazz Age
as Mrs. Kent-Cumberland · 1968
Barbarella
as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited) · 1968
Girls On Top
as Lady Carlton · 1985
Shadows
as Rose · 1975
Mysterious Island
as Lady Mary Fairchild · 1961
Tom Jones
as Lady Bellaston · 1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ann Whitefield · 1951
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Sibella · 1949
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Selina Hazy · 1987
Armchair Theatre
as Claire · 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Antonia · 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Ann Veronica · 1956
Ellis Island
as Madame Levitska · 1984
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gwendolen Fairfax · 1952
The Man in the White Suit
as Daphne Birnley · 1951
The Moon-Spinners
as Aunt Frances Ferris · 1964
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Beryl Stapleton · 1978
The Water Babies
as Lady Harriet · 1978
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Sophie Dorothea · 1948
Moonfleet
as Lady Clarista Ashwood · 1955
The Uncanny
as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912") · 1977
Whisky Galore!
as Peggy Macroon · 1949
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self - (archive footage) · 2021
Les messages de Fritz Lang
· 2003
Little Dorrit
as Mrs. Clennam · 1987
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
as Susan · 1951
Young Wives' Tale
as Sabina Pennant · 1951
The October Man
as Jenny Carden · 1947
Father Brown
as Lady Warren · 1954
Stage Struck
as Rita Vernon · 1958
Country
as Dollie van der Biek · 1981
They Knew Mr. Knight
as Ruth Blake · 1946
A Girl in a Million
as Gay Sultzman · 1946
Monsieur Ripois
as Norah · 1954
The Flame Is Love
as Duchess of Grantham · 1979
The Amorous Prawn
as Lady Dodo Fitzadam · 1962
The Bad Lord Byron
as Lady Caroline Lamb · 1949
The Man Within
as Elizabeth · 1947
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
as Interviewee · 1986
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as Maria Beadnell · 1970
Flesh and Blood
as Wilhelmina Cameron · 1951
He Found a Star
as Babe Cavour · 1941
Girl Stroke Boy
as Lettice Mason · 1971
Past Caring
as Stella · 1986
The Ealing Comedies
as Self · 1970
John Smith Wakes Up
· 1941
My Wife's Family
as Irma Bagshott · 1941
The Gentle Sex
as Betty Miller · 1943
Frenzy
as Christine · 1946
The White Unicorn
as Lottie Smith · 1947
Save Your Shillings and Smile
· 1943
Hest på sommerferie
as Narrator · 1959