Joan Greenwood
Acting Born Mar 4, 1921 Chelsea, London, England, UK 24 credits
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).
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Full filmography
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Emma Adkins
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Mrs. Suez
- The Main Chance (1969) as Mrs. Hilary Wenn
- The Jazz Age (1968) as Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
- Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987) as Selina Hazy
- Triangle (1981) as Judith Harper
- Barbarella (1968) as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Ann Whitefield
- Girls On Top (1985) as Lady Carlton
- Mysterious Island (1961) as Lady Mary Fairchild
- Shadows (1975) as Rose
- Ellis Island (1984) as Madame Levitska
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) as Daphne Birnley
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) as Sibella
- Tom Jones (1963) as Lady Bellaston
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Claire
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Antonia
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Ann Veronica
- The Uncanny (1977) as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
- Little Dorrit (1987) as Mrs. Clennam
- The Moon-Spinners (1964) as Aunt Frances Ferris
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) as Gwendolen Fairfax