Joan Greenwood

Mar 04, 1921 - Feb 27, 1987 (65 years old) in 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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Known For

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Tales of the Unexpected

Emma Adkins

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The Philco Television Playhouse

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BBC Play of the Month

Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth

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Barbarella

The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

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Flesh and Blood

Wilhelmina Cameron

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They Knew Mr. Knight

Ruth Blake

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Gwendolen Fairfax

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Stage Struck

Rita Vernon

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Little Dorrit

Mrs. Clennam

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Mysterious Island

Lady Mary Fairchild

Credits

Little Dorrit 1987

Mrs. Clennam

★ 6.5
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel 1987

Selina Hazy

★ 7.3
Past Caring 1986

Stella

★ NR
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios 1986

Interviewee

★ 5
Girls On Top 1985

Lady Carlton

★ 4.8
Ellis Island 1984

Madame Levitska

★ 5
Country 1981

Dollie van der Biek

★ 7
Triangle 1981

Judith Harper

★ 5.3
The Flame Is Love 1979

Duchess of Grantham

★ NR
Tales of the Unexpected 1979

Emma Adkins

★ 6.7
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978

Beryl Stapleton

★ 4.4
The Water Babies 1978

Lady Harriet

★ 6
The Uncanny 1977

Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")

★ 5.9
Girl Stroke Boy 1971

Lettice Mason

★ 5.8
The Ealing Comedies 1970

Self

★ NR
The Main Chance 1969

Mrs. Hilary Wenn

★ 7.7
Barbarella 1968

The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

★ 6
The Jazz Age 1968

Mrs. Kent-Cumberland

★ NR
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth

★ 5
The Moon-Spinners 1964

Aunt Frances Ferris

★ 5.8
Tom Jones 1963

Lady Bellaston

★ 5.9
The Amorous Prawn 1962

Lady Dodo Fitzadam

★ 6.3
Mysterious Island 1961

Lady Mary Fairchild

★ 6.6
Hest på sommerferie 1959

Narrator

★ NR
Stage Struck 1958

Rita Vernon

★ 5.9
Moonfleet 1955

Lady Clarista Ashwood

★ 6.5
Father Brown 1954

Lady Warren

★ 6.4
Monsieur Ripois 1954

Norah

★ 6.1
The Importance of Being Earnest 1952

Gwendolen Fairfax

★ 7.2
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Ann Whitefield

★ 8.6
Young Wives' Tale 1951

Sabina Pennant

★ 5.3
The Man in the White Suit 1951

Daphne Birnley

★ 6.9
Mr. Peek-a-Boo 1951

Susan

★ 6.2
Flesh and Blood 1951

Wilhelmina Cameron

★ NR
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949

Sibella

★ 7.6
Whisky Galore! 1949

Peggy Macroon

★ 6.8
The Bad Lord Byron 1949

Lady Caroline Lamb

★ 5.5
Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948

Sophie Dorothea

★ 6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948

★ 6.3
The White Unicorn 1947

Lottie Smith

★ 7.5
The October Man 1947

Jenny Carden

★ 6.2
The Man Within 1947

Elizabeth

★ 5.7
A Girl in a Million 1946

Gay Sultzman

★ 5.5
They Knew Mr. Knight 1946

Ruth Blake

★ 5.7
Frenzy 1946

Christine

★ 4.2
The Gentle Sex 1943

Betty Miller

★ 7
Save Your Shillings and Smile 1943

★ NR
He Found a Star 1941

Babe Cavour

★ NR
My Wife's Family 1941

Irma Bagshott

★ NR

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