Joan Greenwood
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The Wednesday Play
Mrs. Suez
1964
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
1965
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Emma Adkins
1979
Series
The Main Chance
Mrs. Hilary Wenn
1969
Series
Triangle
Judith Harper
1981
Film
Barbarella
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
1968
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ann Whitefield
1951
Series
Girls On Top
Lady Carlton
1985
Series
Shadows
Rose
1975
The Jazz Age
Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
1968
Series
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Selina Hazy
1987
Film
Mysterious Island
Lady Mary Fairchild
1961
Film
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Sibella
1949
Series
Armchair Theatre
Claire
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Antonia
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Ann Veronica
1956
Series
Ellis Island
Madame Levitska
1984
Film
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Man in the White Suit
Daphne Birnley
1951
Film
The Importance of Being Earnest
Gwendolen Fairfax
1952
Film
Tom Jones
Lady Bellaston
1963
Film
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Maria Beadnell
1970
Film
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Susan
1951
Film
The Moon-Spinners
Aunt Frances Ferris
1964
Film
Whisky Galore!
Peggy Macroon
1949
Film
Les messages de Fritz Lang
2003
Film
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Sophie Dorothea
1948
Film
Young Wives' Tale
Sabina Pennant
1951
Film
The Water Babies
Lady Harriet
1978
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Beryl Stapleton
1978
Film
Flesh and Blood
Wilhelmina Cameron
1951
Film
Moonfleet
Lady Clarista Ashwood
1955
John Smith Wakes Up
1941
Film
The Uncanny
Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
1977
Film
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Clennam
1987
Film
The Flame Is Love
Duchess of Grantham
1979
Film
Father Brown
Lady Warren
1954
Film
Stage Struck
Rita Vernon
1958
Hest på sommerferie
Narrator
1959
Film
Country
Dollie van der Biek
1981
Film
The October Man
Jenny Carden
1947
The Bad Lord Byron
Lady Caroline Lamb
1949
Film
Monsieur Ripois
Norah
1954
Film
He Found a Star
Babe Cavour
1941
Film
The Gentle Sex
Betty Miller
1943
Film
They Knew Mr. Knight
Ruth Blake
1946
Film
A Girl in a Million
Gay Sultzman
1946
Film
The Man Within
Elizabeth
1947
Film
My Wife's Family
Irma Bagshott
1941
Film
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943
Film
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Interviewee
1986
Film
Frenzy
Christine
1946
Film
The Ealing Comedies
Self
1970
Film
Past Caring
Stella
1986
Film
The White Unicorn
Lottie Smith
1947
Film
The Amorous Prawn
Lady Dodo Fitzadam
1962
Film
Girl Stroke Boy
Lettice Mason
1971