Anne Heywood

Acting

Born Dec 11, 1931

From Birmingham, England, UK

Died Oct 27, 2023

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.

Anne Heywood

Known For

The Chairman

The Fox

The Nun and the Devil

Upstairs and Downstairs

Doctor at Large

The Brain

What Waits Below

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Ring of Darkness

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Filmography — Acting

The Chairman

The Fox

The Nun and the Devil

Upstairs and Downstairs

Doctor at Large

The Brain

What Waits Below

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Ring of Darkness

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Midas Run

A Terrible Beauty

I Want What I Want

Trader Horn

The Lady of Monza

Carthage in Flames

Floods of Fear

Violent Playground

The Very Edge

Checkpoint

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

The Killer Is on the Phone

Love Under the Elms

Dangerous Exile

The Depraved

90° in the Shade

The Heart of a Man

Memories of Manon

Find the Lady

Petticoat Pirates

Stork Talk