Joan Greenwood
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Joan Greenwood (March 4 1921 - February 27 1987) was a British actress who was born in Chelsea and studied at RADA. Her husky voice was her trademark, and in 1995 she was #63 on Empire magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.
Greenwood's most notable screen appearances were as Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) and opposite Dennis Price in the black comedy, Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). She also had a long stage career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's theatre company in the years following World War II. Her last film was Little Dorrit, made in the year of her death.
She was married to fellow actor André Morell from 1959 until his death in 1978. They had one child, Jason, also an actor who has appeared in films such as Mrs. Brown (1997, as Lord Stanley) and Wilde (also 1997, as Ernest Dowson).
She died of a heart attack in London.
External links
- Internet Movie Database page (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339343/)