Anne Heywood

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.

Known For

The Equalizer

The Dick Cavett Show

The Brain

The Nun and the Devil

Midas Run

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

The Chairman

The Lady of Monza

All Movies (31)

• Memories of Manon1989 · as Manon Brevard Marcel
• What Waits Below1984 · as Frieda Shelley
• Ring of Darkness1979 · as Carlotta Rhodes
• Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff1979 · as Evelyn Wyckoff
• Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti1977 · as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
• Love Under the Elms1975
• Trader Horn1973 · as Nicole Mercer
• The Nun and the Devil1973 · as Mother Giulia
• The Killer Is on the Phone1972 · as Eleanor Loraine
• I Want What I Want1972 · as Roy / Wendy
• The Chairman1969 · as Kay Hanna
• Midas Run1969 · as Sylvia Giroux
• The Lady of Monza1969 · as Virginia de Leyva
• The Fox1967 · as Ellen March
• 90° in the Shade1965 · as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
• The Very Edge1963 · as Tracey Lawrence
• Stork Talk1962
• The Brain1962 · as Anna Holt
• Petticoat Pirates1961 · as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
• A Terrible Beauty1960 · as Neeve Donnelly
• Carthage in Flames1960 · as Fulvia
• Upstairs and Downstairs1959 · as Kate Barry
• The Heart of a Man1959 · as Julie
• Floods of Fear1958 · as Elizabeth Matthews
• Violent Playground1958 · as Cathie Murphy
• Dangerous Exile1957 · as Glynis
• The Depraved1957 · as Laura Wilton
• Doctor at Large1957 · as Emerald
• Checkpoint1956 · as Gabriela
• Find the Lady1956 · as Receptionist
• Lady Godiva Rides Again1951 · as Dorothy Marlowe

All TV Shows (2)

• The Equalizer1985 · as Manon Brevard Marcel
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest