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Joan Greenwood

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).

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Born

Mar 04, 1921

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died

Feb 27, 1987

Known For

Acting

Movies

41 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Barbarella
Barbarella
1968 as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island
1961 as Lady Mary Fairchild
★ 6.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 as Sibella
★ 7.6
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
1963 as Lady Bellaston
★ 5.9
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 as Daphne Birnley
★ 6.9
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 as Lady Clarista Ashwood
★ 6.5
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 as Gwendolen Fairfax
★ 7.2
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
1977 as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
★ 5.9
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951 as Susan
★ 6.2
The Water Babies
The Water Babies
1978 as Lady Harriet
★ 6.0
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
1949 as Peggy Macroon
★ 6.8
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
1964 as Aunt Frances Ferris
★ 5.8
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 as Mrs. Clennam
★ 6.2
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1958 as Rita Vernon
★ 5.9
Country
Country
1981 as Dollie van der Biek
★ 7.0
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 as Lady Warren
★ 6.4
movie
The Bad Lord Byron
1949 as Lady Caroline Lamb
★ 6.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 as Beryl Stapleton
★ 4.3
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948 as Sophie Dorothea
★ 6.5
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex
1943 as Betty Miller
★ 7.0
Girl Stroke Boy
Girl Stroke Boy
1971 as Lettice Mason
★ 5.1
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn
1962 as Lady Dodo Fitzadam
★ 6.3
movie
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970 as Maria Beadnell
The October Man
The October Man
1947 as Jenny Carden
★ 6.2
The Flame Is Love
The Flame Is Love
1979 as Duchess of Grantham
Young Wives' Tale
Young Wives' Tale
1951 as Sabina Pennant
★ 5.1
My Wife's Family
My Wife's Family
1941 as Irma Bagshott
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
1970 as Self
Past Caring
Past Caring
1986 as Stella
Monsieur Ripois
Monsieur Ripois
1954 as Norah
★ 5.9
A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million
1946 as Gay Sultzman
★ 5.5
The Man Within
The Man Within
1947 as Elizabeth
★ 5.7
They Knew Mr. Knight
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946 as Ruth Blake
★ 5.7
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
1951 as Wilhelmina Cameron
The White Unicorn
The White Unicorn
1947 as Lottie Smith
★ 7.5
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
★ 5.0
Frenzy
Frenzy
1946 as Christine
★ 3.4
movie
Hest på sommerferie
1959 as Narrator
He Found a Star
He Found a Star
1941 as Babe Cavour