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Acting
Joan Greenwood
Born: 1921-03-04 in Chelsea, London, England, UK
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
Rated Filmography (36)
Sorted by Score
9.0
He Found a Star
1941

9.0
The Flame Is Love
1979

8.8
The White Unicorn
1947

8.0
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970

7.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949

7.5
Country
1981

7.2
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952

7.0
The Gentle Sex
1943

7.0
Flesh and Blood
1951

7.0
My Wife's Family
1941

6.9
The Man in the White Suit
1951

6.8
Whisky Galore!
1949

6.8
The Man Within
1947

6.6
Mysterious Island
1961

6.6
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948

6.5
Moonfleet
1955

6.5
Father Brown
1954

6.5
The Amorous Prawn
1962

6.4
Little Dorrit
1987

6.3
A Girl in a Million
1946

6.3
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946

6.3
The Water Babies
1978

6.2
The October Man
1947

6.1
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951

6.0
Stage Struck
1958

6.0
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943

6.0
Barbarella
1968

6.0
Monsieur Ripois
1954

5.9
Tom Jones
1963

5.8
The Uncanny
1977

5.8
The Moon-Spinners
1964

5.6
Girl Stroke Boy
1971

5.3
Young Wives' Tale
1951

5.0
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
1986

4.5
Frenzy
1946

4.4
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978