Joan Greenwood
Actor
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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Filmography
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Sibella 1949
Tom Jones
as Lady Bellaston 1963
Mysterious Island
as Lady Mary Fairchild 1961
The Man in the White Suit
as Daphne Birnley 1951
Whisky Galore!
as Peggy Macroon 1949
Moonfleet
as Lady Clarista Ashwood 1955
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gwendolen Fairfax 1952
The Uncanny
as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912") 1977
The Moon-Spinners
as Aunt Frances Ferris 1964
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
as Susan 1951
Father Brown
as Lady Warren 1954
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Beryl Stapleton 1978
The October Man
as Jenny Carden 1947
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Sophie Dorothea 1948
Monsieur Ripois
as Norah 1954
Stage Struck
as Rita Vernon 1958