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
Barbarella
(1968)
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Lady Mary Fairchild
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949)
Sibella
Moonfleet
(1955)
Lady Clarista Ashwood
Tom Jones
(1963)
Lady Bellaston
The Uncanny
(1977)
Miss Malkin
Whisky Galore!
(1949)
Peggy Macroon
The Moon-Spinners
(1964)
Aunt Frances Ferris
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Daphne Birnley
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1952)
Gwendolen Fairfax
Monsieur Ripois
(1954)
Norah
Full Filmography
Acting
He Found a Star
(1941)
Babe Cavour
The Gentle Sex
(1943)
Betty Miller
Save Your Shillings and Smile
(1943)
Frenzy
(1946)
Christine
They Knew Mr. Knight
(1946)
Ruth Blake
A Girl in a Million
(1946)
The October Man
(1947)
Jenny Carden
The White Unicorn
(1947)
Lottie Smith
The Man Within
(1947)
Elizabeth
Saraband for Dead Lovers
(1948)
Sophie Dorothea
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949)
Sibella
Whisky Galore!
(1949)
Peggy Macroon
The Bad Lord Byron
(1949)
Lady Caroline Lamb
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Daphne Birnley
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
(1951)
Susan
Young Wives' Tale
(1951)
Sabina Pennant
Flesh and Blood
(1951)
Wilhelmina Cameron
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1952)
Gwendolen Fairfax
Father Brown
(1954)
Lady Warren
Monsieur Ripois
(1954)
Norah
Moonfleet
(1955)
Lady Clarista Ashwood
Stage Struck
(1958)
Rita Vernon
Hest på sommerferie
(1959)
Narrator
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Lady Mary Fairchild
The Amorous Prawn
(1962)
Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Tom Jones
(1963)
Lady Bellaston
The Moon-Spinners
(1964)
Aunt Frances Ferris
Barbarella
(1968)
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
The Ealing Comedies
(1970)
Self
Girl Stroke Boy
(1971)
Lettice Mason
The Uncanny
(1977)
Miss Malkin
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1978)
Beryl Stapleton
The Water Babies
(1978)
Lady Harriet
The Flame Is Love
(1979)
Duchess of Grantham
Country
(1981)
Dollie van der Biek
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
(1986)
Interviewee
Past Caring
(1986)
Stella
Little Dorrit
(1987)
Mrs. Clennam