Joan Greenwood
Acting
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
Filmography 55
Movies (42)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021Self - (archive footage)
Little Dorrit1987Mrs. Clennam
Past Caring1986Stella
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios1986Interviewee
Country1981Dollie van der Biek
The Flame Is Love1979Duchess of Grantham
The Hound of the Baskervilles1978Beryl Stapleton
The Water Babies1978Lady Harriet
The Uncanny1977Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
Girl Stroke Boy1971Lettice Mason
The Ealing Comedies1970Self
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens1970Maria Beadnell
Barbarella1968The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Moon-Spinners1964Aunt Frances Ferris
Tom Jones1963Lady Bellaston
The Amorous Prawn1962Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Mysterious Island1961Lady Mary Fairchild- Hest på sommerferie1959Narrator
Stage Struck1958Rita Vernon
Moonfleet1955Lady Clarista Ashwood
Father Brown1954Lady Warren
Monsieur Ripois1954Norah
The Importance of Being Earnest1952Gwendolen Fairfax
Young Wives' Tale1951Sabina Pennant
The Man in the White Suit1951Daphne Birnley
Mr. Peek-a-Boo1951Susan
Flesh and Blood1951Wilhelmina Cameron
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949Sibella
Whisky Galore!1949Peggy Macroon- The Bad Lord Byron1949Lady Caroline Lamb
Shows (13)
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel1987Selina Hazy
Girls On Top1985Lady Carlton
Ellis Island1984Madame Levitska
Triangle1981Judith Harper
Tales of the Unexpected1979Emma Adkins
Shadows1975Rose
The Main Chance1969Mrs. Hilary Wenn- The Jazz Age1968Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
BBC Play of the Month1965Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
The Wednesday Play1964Mrs. Suez
Armchair Theatre1956Claire
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951Ann Whitefield
The Philco Television Playhouse1948