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Joan Greenwood

Cast & creator

Joan Greenwood

1921-03-04 (died at 65) Chelsea, London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The Wednesday Play, The Philco Television Playhouse, Tales of the Unexpected

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

Also known as: Joan Mary Waller Greenwood, جوآن گرینوود, Джоан Гринвуд

Movies

43

film credits

Series

15

television credits

Career

58

1941–2021 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Mrs. Suez · 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Acting · 1948

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Emma Adkins · 1979

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth · 1965

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Mrs. Hilary Wenn · 1969

Across film & television

Filmography (58)

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The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Mrs. Suez

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Emma Adkins

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Mrs. Hilary Wenn

Triangle

Triangle

Judith Harper

The Jazz Age

Mrs. Kent-Cumberland

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Ann Whitefield

Shadows

Shadows

Rose

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

Lady Carlton

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Claire

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Antonia

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Ann Veronica

Barbarella

Barbarella

The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Selina Hazy

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

Lady Mary Fairchild

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Madame Levitska

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Lady Bellaston

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Sibella

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Gwendolen Fairfax

The Uncanny

The Uncanny

Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

Daphne Birnley

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Beryl Stapleton

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Aunt Frances Ferris

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Self - (archive footage)

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea

The Water Babies

The Water Babies

Lady Harriet

Les messages de Fritz Lang

Les messages de Fritz Lang

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Lady Clarista Ashwood

Country

Country

Dollie van der Biek

Young Wives' Tale

Young Wives' Tale

Sabina Pennant

Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

Peggy Macroon

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

Mrs. Clennam

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Maria Beadnell

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

Rita Vernon

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Susan

The October Man

The October Man

Jenny Carden

The Bad Lord Byron

Lady Caroline Lamb

The Flame Is Love

The Flame Is Love

Duchess of Grantham

Past Caring

Past Caring

Stella

Father Brown

Father Brown

Lady Warren

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Wilhelmina Cameron

The Man Within

The Man Within

Elizabeth

Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy

Lettice Mason

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Interviewee

They Knew Mr. Knight

They Knew Mr. Knight

Ruth Blake

The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex

Betty Miller

A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

Gay Sultzman

My Wife's Family

My Wife's Family

Irma Bagshott

The Amorous Prawn

The Amorous Prawn

Lady Dodo Fitzadam

He Found a Star

He Found a Star

Babe Cavour

Monsieur Ripois

Monsieur Ripois

Norah

John Smith Wakes Up

The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies

Self

Save Your Shillings and Smile

Save Your Shillings and Smile

The White Unicorn

The White Unicorn

Lottie Smith

Frenzy

Frenzy

Christine

Hest på sommerferie

Narrator