Joan Greenwood
Born in Chelsea, London, England, UK — Mar 04 1921• Died Feb 27 1987
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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
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BBC Play of the Month
Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
The Philco Television Playhouse
Tales of the Unexpected
Emma Adkins
The Main Chance
Mrs. Hilary Wenn
The Jazz Age
Mrs. Kent-Cumberland
Shadows
Rose
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ann Whitefield
Girls On Top
Lady Carlton
Triangle
Judith Harper
Barbarella
The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Sibella
Mysterious Island
Lady Mary Fairchild
Ellis Island
Madame Levitska
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Selina Hazy
Armchair Theatre
Claire
The October Man
Jenny Carden
Tom Jones
Lady Bellaston
Country
Dollie van der Biek
The Uncanny
Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
Whisky Galore!
Peggy Macroon
The Man in the White Suit
Daphne Birnley
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Clennam
The Man Within
Elizabeth
The Water Babies
Lady Harriet
Moonfleet
Lady Clarista Ashwood
Father Brown
Lady Warren
Stage Struck
Rita Vernon
The Moon-Spinners
Aunt Frances Ferris
The Amorous Prawn
Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Monsieur Ripois
Norah
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Sophie Dorothea
A Girl in a Million
Gay Sultzman
Girl Stroke Boy
Lettice Mason
The Gentle Sex
Betty Miller
The Importance of Being Earnest
Gwendolen Fairfax
Frenzy
Christine
The Flame Is Love
Duchess of Grantham
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Beryl Stapleton
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Susan
The Ealing Comedies
Self
Past Caring
Stella
The Bad Lord Byron
Lady Caroline Lamb
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Maria Beadnell
My Wife's Family
Irma Bagshott
The White Unicorn
Lottie Smith
Young Wives' Tale
Sabina Pennant
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Interviewee
Flesh and Blood
Wilhelmina Cameron
They Knew Mr. Knight
Ruth Blake
He Found a Star
Babe Cavour
Hest på sommerferie
Narrator
Save Your Shillings and Smile