Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Acting
Born Mar 04, 1921
From Chelsea, London, England, UK
Died Feb 27, 1987

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

Barbarella
6.0

Barbarella

The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
6.6

Mysterious Island

Lady Mary Fairchild
Tom Jones
5.9

Tom Jones

Lady Bellaston
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Sibella
Country
7.0

Country

Dollie van der Biek
The Moon-Spinners
5.8

The Moon-Spinners

Aunt Frances Ferris
Moonfleet
6.5

Moonfleet

Lady Clarista Ashwood
The Water Babies
6.0

The Water Babies

Lady Harriet
Little Dorrit
6.2

Little Dorrit

Mrs. Clennam
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea

Filmography — Acting

Barbarella
6.0
1968

Barbarella

The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
6.6
1961

Mysterious Island

Lady Mary Fairchild
Tom Jones
5.9
1963

Tom Jones

Lady Bellaston
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Sibella
Country
7.0
1981

Country

Dollie van der Biek
The Moon-Spinners
5.8
1964

The Moon-Spinners

Aunt Frances Ferris
Moonfleet
6.5
1955

Moonfleet

Lady Clarista Ashwood
The Water Babies
6.0
1978

The Water Babies

Lady Harriet
Little Dorrit
6.2
1987

Little Dorrit

Mrs. Clennam
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5
1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea
The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2
1952

The Importance of Being Earnest

Gwendolen Fairfax
The Man in the White Suit
6.9
1951

The Man in the White Suit

Daphne Birnley
The Uncanny
5.9
1977

The Uncanny

Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
The October Man
6.2
1947

The October Man

Jenny Carden
Whisky Galore!
6.8
1949

Whisky Galore!

Peggy Macroon
Father Brown
6.4
1954

Father Brown

Lady Warren
Girl Stroke Boy
5.1
1971

Girl Stroke Boy

Lettice Mason
The Gentle Sex
7.0
1943

The Gentle Sex

Betty Miller
The Hound of the Baskervilles
4.3
1978

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Beryl Stapleton
Stage Struck
5.9
1958

Stage Struck

Rita Vernon
The Flame Is Love
1979

The Flame Is Love

Duchess of Grantham
Monsieur Ripois
5.9
1954

Monsieur Ripois

Norah
Young Wives' Tale
5.1
1951

Young Wives' Tale

Sabina Pennant
The Amorous Prawn
6.3
1962

The Amorous Prawn

Lady Dodo Fitzadam
1970

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Maria Beadnell
Flesh and Blood
1951

Flesh and Blood

Wilhelmina Cameron
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
6.2
1951

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Susan
6.0
1949

The Bad Lord Byron

Lady Caroline Lamb
The White Unicorn
7.5
1947

The White Unicorn

Lottie Smith
The Ealing Comedies
1970

The Ealing Comedies

Self
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Self - (archive footage)
The Man Within
5.7
1947

The Man Within

Elizabeth
A Girl in a Million
5.5
1946

A Girl in a Million

Gay Sultzman
Past Caring
1986

Past Caring

Stella
They Knew Mr. Knight
5.7
1946

They Knew Mr. Knight

Ruth Blake
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
5.0
1986

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Interviewee
He Found a Star
1941

He Found a Star

Babe Cavour
Frenzy
3.4
1946

Frenzy

Christine
My Wife's Family
1941

My Wife's Family

Irma Bagshott
Save Your Shillings and Smile
6.0
1943

Save Your Shillings and Smile
1959

Hest på sommerferie

Narrator