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

Known For: Acting

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

Died: 1987-02-27

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1941	My Wife's Family	Irma Bagshott	0
2	1941	He Found a Star	Babe Cavour	0
3	1943	Save Your Shillings and Smile		0
4	1943	The Gentle Sex	Betty Miller	70
5	1946	Frenzy	Christine	42
6	1946	They Knew Mr. Knight	Ruth Blake	57
7	1946	A Girl in a Million	Gay Sultzman	55
8	1947	The Man Within	Elizabeth	57
9	1947	The October Man	Jenny Carden	62
10	1947	The White Unicorn	Lottie Smith	75
11	1948	Saraband for Dead Lovers	Sophie Dorothea	66
12	1949	The Bad Lord Byron	Lady Caroline Lamb	55
13	1949	Whisky Galore!	Peggy Macroon	69
14	1949	Kind Hearts and Coronets	Sibella	76
15	1951	Flesh and Blood	Wilhelmina Cameron	0
16	1951	Mr. Peek-a-Boo	Susan	62
17	1951	The Man in the White Suit	Daphne Birnley	69
18	1951	Young Wives' Tale	Sabina Pennant	53
19	1952	The Importance of Being Earnest	Gwendolen Fairfax	72
20	1954	Father Brown	Lady Warren	64
21	1954	Monsieur Ripois	Norah	61
22	1955	Moonfleet	Lady Clarista Ashwood	65
23	1958	Stage Struck	Rita Vernon	59
24	1959	Hest på sommerferie	Narrator	0
25	1961	Mysterious Island	Lady Mary Fairchild	65
26	1962	The Amorous Prawn	Lady Dodo Fitzadam	63
27	1963	Tom Jones	Lady Bellaston	59
28	1964	The Moon-Spinners	Aunt Frances Ferris	57
29	1968	Barbarella	The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)	60
30	1970	The Ealing Comedies	Self	0
31	1971	Girl Stroke Boy	Lettice Mason	58
32	1977	The Uncanny	Miss Malkin	59
33	1978	The Water Babies	Lady Harriet	59
34	1978	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Beryl Stapleton	44
35	1979	The Flame Is Love	Duchess of Grantham	0
36	1981	Country	Dollie van der Biek	70
37	1986	Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios	Interviewee	50
38	1986	Past Caring	Stella	0
39	1987	Little Dorrit	Mrs. Clennam	65

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Philco Television Playhouse		63
2	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Ann Whitefield	86
3	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth	50
4	1968	The Jazz Age	Mrs. Kent-Cumberland	0
5	1969	The Main Chance	Mrs. Hilary Wenn	77
6	1979	Tales of the Unexpected	Emma Adkins	67
7	1981	Triangle	Judith Harper	53
8	1984	Ellis Island	Madame Levitska	50
9	1985	Girls On Top	Lady Carlton	48
10	1987	Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel	Selina Hazy	73