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Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Born: 1921-03-04 • Chelsea, London, England, UK

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
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies poster
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021 • Self - (archive footage)
Little Dorrit poster
Little Dorrit
1987 • Mrs. Clennam
Past Caring poster
Past Caring
1986 • Stella
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios poster
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
1986 • Interviewee
Country poster
Country
1981 • Dollie van der Biek
The Flame Is Love poster
The Flame Is Love
1979 • Duchess of Grantham
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 • Beryl Stapleton
The Water Babies poster
The Water Babies
1978 • Lady Harriet
The Uncanny poster
The Uncanny
1977 • Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
Girl Stroke Boy poster
Girl Stroke Boy
1971 • Lettice Mason
The Ealing Comedies poster
The Ealing Comedies
1970 • Self
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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970 • Maria Beadnell
Barbarella poster
Barbarella
1968 • The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Moon-Spinners poster
The Moon-Spinners
1964 • Aunt Frances Ferris
Tom Jones poster
Tom Jones
1963 • Lady Bellaston
The Amorous Prawn poster
The Amorous Prawn
1962 • Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Mysterious Island poster
Mysterious Island
1961 • Lady Mary Fairchild
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Hest på sommerferie
1959 • Narrator
Stage Struck poster
Stage Struck
1958 • Rita Vernon
Moonfleet poster
Moonfleet
1955 • Lady Clarista Ashwood
Father Brown poster
Father Brown
1954 • Lady Warren
Monsieur Ripois poster
Monsieur Ripois
1954 • Norah
The Importance of Being Earnest poster
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 • Gwendolen Fairfax
Young Wives' Tale poster
Young Wives' Tale
1951 • Sabina Pennant
The Man in the White Suit poster
The Man in the White Suit
1951 • Daphne Birnley
Mr. Peek-a-Boo poster
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951 • Susan
Flesh and Blood poster
Flesh and Blood
1951 • Wilhelmina Cameron
Kind Hearts and Coronets poster
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 • Sibella
Whisky Galore! poster
Whisky Galore!
1949 • Peggy Macroon
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The Bad Lord Byron
1949 • Lady Caroline Lamb
Saraband for Dead Lovers poster
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948 • Sophie Dorothea
The White Unicorn poster
The White Unicorn
1947 • Lottie Smith
The October Man poster
The October Man
1947 • Jenny Carden
The Man Within poster
The Man Within
1947 • Elizabeth
A Girl in a Million poster
A Girl in a Million
1946 • Gay Sultzman
They Knew Mr. Knight poster
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946 • Ruth Blake
Frenzy poster
Frenzy
1946 • Christine
The Gentle Sex poster
The Gentle Sex
1943 • Betty Miller
Save Your Shillings and Smile poster
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943
He Found a Star poster
He Found a Star
1941 • Babe Cavour
My Wife's Family poster
My Wife's Family
1941 • Irma Bagshott