Joan Greenwood

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Greenwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

The Philco Television Playhouse

Tales of the Unexpected

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

The Main Chance

Barbarella

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Triangle

All Movies (42)

• Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Little Dorrit1987 · as Mrs. Clennam
• Past Caring1986 · as Stella
• Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios1986 · as Interviewee
• Country1981 · as Dollie van der Biek
• The Flame Is Love1979 · as Duchess of Grantham
• The Hound of the Baskervilles1978 · as Beryl Stapleton
• The Water Babies1978 · as Lady Harriet
• The Uncanny1977 · as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
• Girl Stroke Boy1971 · as Lettice Mason
• The Ealing Comedies1970 · as Self
• The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens1970 · as Maria Beadnell
• Barbarella1968 · as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
• The Moon-Spinners1964 · as Aunt Frances Ferris
• Tom Jones1963 · as Lady Bellaston
• The Amorous Prawn1962 · as Lady Dodo Fitzadam
• Mysterious Island1961 · as Lady Mary Fairchild
• Hest på sommerferie1959 · as Narrator
• Stage Struck1958 · as Rita Vernon
• Moonfleet1955 · as Lady Clarista Ashwood
• Father Brown1954 · as Lady Warren
• Monsieur Ripois1954 · as Norah
• The Importance of Being Earnest1952 · as Gwendolen Fairfax
• Young Wives' Tale1951 · as Sabina Pennant
• The Man in the White Suit1951 · as Daphne Birnley
• Mr. Peek-a-Boo1951 · as Susan
• Flesh and Blood1951 · as Wilhelmina Cameron
• Kind Hearts and Coronets1949 · as Sibella
• Whisky Galore!1949 · as Peggy Macroon
• The Bad Lord Byron1949 · as Lady Caroline Lamb
• Saraband for Dead Lovers1948 · as Sophie Dorothea
• The White Unicorn1947 · as Lottie Smith
• The October Man1947 · as Jenny Carden
• The Man Within1947 · as Elizabeth
• A Girl in a Million1946 · as Gay Sultzman
• They Knew Mr. Knight1946 · as Ruth Blake
• Frenzy1946 · as Christine
• The Gentle Sex1943 · as Betty Miller
• Save Your Shillings and Smile1943
• He Found a Star1941 · as Babe Cavour
• My Wife's Family1941 · as Irma Bagshott
• John Smith Wakes Up1941

All TV Shows (15)

• Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel1987 · as Selina Hazy
• Girls On Top1985 · as Lady Carlton
• Ellis Island1984 · as Madame Levitska
• Triangle1981 · as Judith Harper
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Emma Adkins
• Shadows1975 · as Rose
• The Main Chance1969 · as Mrs. Hilary Wenn
• The Jazz Age1968 · as Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Mrs. Suez
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Claire
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Antonia
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Ann Veronica
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Ann Whitefield
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948