Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

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...

Known For

Mysterious Island

as Lady Mary Fairchild

Tom Jones

as Lady Bellaston

Cast Credits

Little Dorrit

as Mrs. Clennam

Past Caring

as Stella

Country

as Dollie van der Biek

The Flame Is Love

as Duchess of Grantham

The Water Babies

as Lady Harriet

The Uncanny

as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")

Girl Stroke Boy

as Lettice Mason

Barbarella

as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)

The Moon-Spinners

as Aunt Frances Ferris

Tom Jones

as Lady Bellaston

The Amorous Prawn

as Lady Dodo Fitzadam

Mysterious Island

as Lady Mary Fairchild

Stage Struck

as Rita Vernon

Moonfleet

as Lady Clarista Ashwood

Father Brown

as Lady Warren

Young Wives' Tale

as Sabina Pennant

The Man in the White Suit

as Daphne Birnley

Flesh and Blood

as Wilhelmina Cameron

Whisky Galore!

as Peggy Macroon

The Bad Lord Byron

as Lady Caroline Lamb

Saraband for Dead Lovers

as Sophie Dorothea

The White Unicorn

as Lottie Smith

The October Man

as Jenny Carden