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Greenwood, Joan (1921-1987)
 

Film & TV credits


Film credits
 
JOHN SMITH WAKES UP1940Joan Greenwood
HE FOUND A STAR1941Babe Cavour
MY WIFE'S FAMILY1941Irma
SAVE YOUR SHILLINGS AND SMILE1943dancer (uncredited)
THE GENTLE SEX1943Betty Miller
THEY KNEW MR. KNIGHT1945Ruth
A GIRL IN A MILLION1946Gay
LATIN QUARTER / FRENZY1946Christine 'Tina' Minetti
THE MAN WITHIN / THE SMUGGLERS1947Elizabeth
THE OCTOBER MAN1947Jenny Carden
THE WHITE UNICORN / BAD SISTER1947Lottie Smith
SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS / SARABAND1948Sophie-Dorothea
WHISKY GALORE! / TIGHT LITTLE ISLAND1949Peggy Macroon, the Islanders
BAD LORD BYRON1949Caroline Lamb
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS / NOBLESSE OBLIGE1949Sibella Holland
FLESH & BLOOD1951Wilhelmina
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT1951Daphne Birnley
GAROU-GAROU, LE PASSE-MURAILLE / MR. PEEK-A-BOO France, 1951Susan
YOUNG WIVES' TALE1951Sabina Pennant
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST1952Gwendolen Fairfax
FATHER BROWN / THE DETECTIVE1954Lady Warren
KNAVE OF HEARTS / MONSIEUR RIPOIS / LOVERS, HAPPY LOVERS! / LOVER BOY1954Norah
MOONFLEETUS, 1955Lady Ashwood
STAGE STRUCKUK/US, 1958Rita
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND1961Lady Mary Fairchild
THE AMOROUS PRAWN / THE PLAYGIRL AND THE WAR MINISTER / THE AMOROUS MR PRAWN1962Lady 'Dodo' Fitzadam
TOM JONESUK/US, 1963Lady Bellaston
THE MOON-SPINNERSUS/UK, 1964Frances Ferris
BARBARELLAUS, 1968voice of the Great Tyrant (uncredited)
GIRL STROKE BOY1971Lettice Mason
THE UNCANNYCanada/UK, 1977Miss Malkin
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES1977Beryl Stapleton
THE WATER BABIESUK/Poland, 1977Lady Harriet
LITTLE DORRIT 1. NOBODY'S FAULT1987Mrs. Clenam
 
Television credits
 
LITTLE LADYSHIPBBC tx 5/3/1939pupil at Tadworthy House School
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNESTBBC tx 2/1/1949Cecily Cardew
THIS IS SHOW BUSINESSBBC tx 7/6/1952on-screen participant
THREE PLAYS BY BENN W. LEVY: The Truth about the TruthBBC tx 14/9/1952Violet
WHAT'S MY LINE?BBC tx 19/10/1952on-screen participant
WHAT'S MY LINE?BBC tx 26/10/1952on-screen participant
A DOLL'S HOUSEBBC tx 4/11/1952Nora
THE BOXER AND THE BALLERINABBC tx 20/12/1952Nina
PRODUCERS' SHOWCASE: The King and Mrs CandleNBC (US) tx 22/4/1954Mrs Candle
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Tears in the WindITV tx 16/9/1956Claire
HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: Man and SupermanNBC (US) 25/11/1956Ann Whitefield
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Policy for LoveITV tx 29/9/1957Antonia
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Ann VeronicaITV tx 27/10/1957Ann Veronica
STEAM, SANCTITY AND SONGBBC tx 1/8/1963narrator
PLAY OF THE WEEK: The Reluctant DebutanteITV tx 28/2/1966Sheila Broadbent
DANGER MAN: Paper ChaseITV tx 27/3/1966Nandina
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: The Fat of the LandBBC1 tx 27/12/1967Mrs Suez
THE JAZZ AGE: Winner Takes AllBBC2 tx 26/11/1968Mrs Kent-Cumberland
TOMMY COOPERITV tx 28/2/1970guest
TUESDAY'S DOCUMENTARY: The Ealing ComediesBBC2 tx 8/9/1970 on-screen participant
THE MAIN CHANCE: The Lady Who Went Too FarITV tx 23/11/1970Mrs Hilary Wenn
SHADOWS: The Rose of Puddle FratrumITV tx 27/9/1978Rose
LOVE AMONG THE ARTISTS: Successes and SurrendersITV tx 14/8/1979Lady Geraldine Porter
LOVE AMONG THE ARTISTS: Dilemmas and DecisionsITV tx 21/8/1979Lady Geraldine Porter
THE FLAME IS LOVENBC (US) tx 15/10/1979Duchess of Grantham
WAINWRIGHTS' LAWBBC2 tx 1/9-3/11/1980 (10 pts)Hettie Moffatt
BOGNOR: Let Sleeping Dogs DieITV tx 26/3-9/4/1981 (6 pts)Duchess of Dorset
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: Bosom FriendsITV tx 12/7/1981Emma Adkins
PLAY FOR TODAY: CountryBBC1 tx 20/10/1981Dollie Van Der Biek
STRANGERS AND BROTHERSBBC1 tx 25/1/1984Lady Boscastle
STRANGERS AND BROTHERSBBC1 tx 8/2/1984Lady Boscastle
TRIANGLE (series 2)BBC1 tx 26/4-20/7/1982 (26 eps)Judith Harper
TRIANGLEBBC1 tx 26/4/1982Judith Harper
WAGNERChannel 4 tx 15/111983Frau Dangl
ONE BY ONE: A Long WeekendBBC1 tx 11/3/1984Mrs Crabbe
ONE BY ONE: Doctor's OrdersBBC1 tx 18/3/1984Mrs Crabbe
ELLIS ISLANDCBS (US) tx 11-14/11/1984Madame Levitska
GIRLS ON TOP (series 1)ITV tx 23/10-4/12/1985 (6 eps)Lady Carlton
BRITISH CINEMA PERSONAL VIEW: A Marriage of ConvenienceITV tx 26/3/1986on-screen participant
OMNIBUS: Made In Ealing The Story of Ealing StudiosBBC1 tx 2/5/1986interviewee
GIRLS ON TOP (series 2)ITV tx 30/10-11/12/1986 (6 eps)Lady Carlton
SUNDAY PREMIERE: Past CaringBBC1 tx 2/11/1986Stella
MISS MARPLE: At Bertram's HotelBBC1 tx 25/1/1987Lady Selina Hazy
GREAT PERFORMANCES: MelbaChannel 7 (Australia) 22-25/3/1988 (4 pts)Madame Marchesi