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Anne Heywood

Acting Born Dec 11, 1931 Birmingham, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Anne Heywood (born Violet Joan Pretty) was a British actress, best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Fox (1967). She was born on December 11, 1931, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, and passed away on October 27, 2023, in Houston, Texas, USA.

Heywood started her career as a beauty queen, winning the Miss Great Britain title in 1950. She later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and signed a contract with the Rank Organisation, which launched her film career. She starred in notable films such as Violent Playground (1958), Floods of Fear (1958), The Chairman (1969), and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979).

Her role in The Fox was groundbreaking, as it depicted a lesbian relationship, which was rare for mainstream cinema at the time. She continued to take on bold and unconventional roles throughout her career.

Heywood was married to Raymond Stross, a film producer, until his passing in 1988. She later married George Danzig Druke in 1991.

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Known for

The Equalizer

as Manon Brevard Marcel
Film

The Stepford Wives

as Self - Guest
Film

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as Evelyn Wyckoff

The Adventures of Blinky Bill

as Carlotta Rhodes

Full filmography

  • The Equalizer (1985) as Manon Brevard Marcel
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • The Nun and the Devil (1973) as Mother Giulia
  • Checkpoint (1956) as Gabriela
  • Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979) as Evelyn Wyckoff
  • The Brain (1962) as Anna Holt
  • The Chairman (1969) as Kay Hanna
  • The Fox (1967) as Ellen March
  • The Lady of Monza (1969) as Virginia de Leyva
  • Midas Run (1969) as Sylvia Giroux
  • Trader Horn (1973) as Nicole Mercer
  • Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977) as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
  • Dangerous Exile (1957) as Glynis
  • Love Under the Elms (1975)
  • The Very Edge (1963) as Tracey Lawrence
  • What Waits Below (1984) as Frieda Shelley
  • Carthage in Flames (1960) as Fulvia
  • Ring of Darkness (1979) as Carlotta Rhodes
  • I Want What I Want (1972) as Roy / Wendy
  • Floods of Fear (1958) as Elizabeth Matthews
  • Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) as Kate Barry
  • Violent Playground (1958) as Cathie Murphy
  • Doctor at Large (1957) as Emerald
  • 90° in the Shade (1965) as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)