Anne Heywood

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: Acting

Born: Birmingham, England, UK, 1931-12-11

Died: 2023-10-27

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Lady Godiva Rides Again	Dorothy Marlowe	58
2	1956	Find the Lady	Receptionist	35
3	1956	Checkpoint	Gabriela	53
4	1957	Doctor at Large	Emerald	56
5	1957	The Depraved	Laura Wilton	46
6	1957	Dangerous Exile	Glynis	62
7	1958	Violent Playground	Cathie Murphy	70
8	1958	Floods of Fear	Elizabeth Matthews	67
9	1959	The Heart of a Man	Julie	0
10	1959	Upstairs and Downstairs	Kate Barry	56
11	1960	Carthage in Flames	Fulvia	51
12	1960	A Terrible Beauty	Neeve Donnelly	49
13	1961	Petticoat Pirates	Chief Oficer Anne Stevens	62
14	1962	The Brain	Anna Holt	56
15	1962	Stork Talk		0
16	1963	The Very Edge	Tracey Lawrence	56
17	1965	90° in the Shade	Alena Burdová	59
18	1967	The Fox	Ellen March	62
19	1969	The Lady of Monza	Virginia de Leyva	47
20	1969	Midas Run	Sylvia Giroux	40
21	1969	The Chairman	Kay Hanna	55
22	1972	I Want What I Want	Roy / Wendy	40
23	1972	The Killer Is on the Phone	Eleanor Loraine	55
24	1973	The Nun and the Devil	Mother Giulia	50
25	1973	Trader Horn	Nicole Mercer	25
26	1975	Love Under the Elms		54
27	1979	Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff	Evelyn Wyckoff	54
28	1979	Ring of Darkness	Carlotta Rhodes	51
29	1984	What Waits Below	Frieda Shelley	36
30	1989	Memories of Manon	Manon Brevard Marcel	83

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Title

Role

Vote Average

1951