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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

43 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

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
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 • as Gwendolen Fairfax
★ 7.2
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 • as Daphne Birnley
★ 6.9
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
1963 • as Lady Bellaston
★ 5.9
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951 • as Susan
★ 6.2
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 • as Beryl Stapleton
★ 4.4
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948 • as Sophie Dorothea
★ 6.6
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
1949 • as Peggy Macroon
★ 6.8
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
1964 • as Aunt Frances Ferris
★ 5.9
movie
The Bad Lord Byron
1949 • as Lady Caroline Lamb
★ 6.1
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 • as Lady Clarista Ashwood
★ 6.5
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
1977 • as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
★ 5.8
The Water Babies
The Water Babies
1978 • as Lady Harriet
★ 6.2
Young Wives' Tale
Young Wives' Tale
1951 • as Sabina Pennant
★ 5.3
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 • as Lady Warren
★ 6.5
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex
1943 • as Betty Miller
★ 7.0
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970 • as Maria Beadnell
★ 8.0
Monsieur Ripois
Monsieur Ripois
1954 • as Norah
★ 6.0
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 • as Mrs. Clennam
★ 6.4
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1958 • as Rita Vernon
★ 6.0
The Flame Is Love
The Flame Is Love
1979 • as Duchess of Grantham
★ 9.0
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
1951 • as Wilhelmina Cameron
★ 7.0
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
★ 5.0
Country
Country
1981 • as Dollie van der Biek
★ 7.5
Past Caring
Past Caring
1986 • as Stella
A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million
1946 • as Gay Sultzman
★ 6.3
The Man Within
The Man Within
1947 • as Elizabeth
★ 6.8
They Knew Mr. Knight
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946 • as Ruth Blake
★ 6.2
The October Man
The October Man
1947 • as Jenny Carden
★ 6.2
Frenzy
Frenzy
1946 • as Christine
★ 4.5
Girl Stroke Boy
Girl Stroke Boy
1971 • as Lettice Mason
★ 5.6
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn
1962 • as Lady Dodo Fitzadam
★ 6.5
The White Unicorn
The White Unicorn
1947 • as Lottie Smith
★ 8.8
My Wife's Family
My Wife's Family
1941 • as Irma Bagshott
★ 7.0
He Found a Star
He Found a Star
1941 • as Babe Cavour
★ 9.0
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
1970 • as Self
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Hest på sommerferie
1959 • as Narrator