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Joan Mary Waller Greenwood (4 March 1921 – 28 February 1987) was an English actress. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark.
Joan Greenwood was a British actress who starred in classic Ealing comedies and Shakespeare adaptations. She was born in 1921, married actor André Morell, and died in 1987.
- January 1, 1
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
Joan Greenwood. Actress: Kind Hearts and Coronets. Joan Greenwood, of the plummy feline voice, was born in the well-to-do London district of Chelsea, the daughter of renowned portrait painter Sydney Earnshaw Greenwood (1887-1949).
- March 4, 1921
- February 28, 1987
Learn about the life and career of Joan Greenwood, a plummy-voiced leading lady of the 1940s who starred in films like Whisky Galore! and Kind Hearts and Coronets. Find her biography, pictures, filmography and trivia on Silver Sirens.
- Female
- Chelsea, London
- Actress
- André Morell
Mar 3, 1987 · Joan Greenwood, the husky-voiced British actress who starred in many film comedies and stage plays in the 1940's and 50's, has died at her home in London. She was 65 years old.
Learn about the life and career of Joan Greenwood, who appeared in films such as Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Hound of the Baskervilles, and in plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest and Hedda Gabler. Find out her biography, filmography, awards, and legacy.
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Joan Greenwood was an English actress known for her husky voice and precise elocution. She starred in many classic films, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and Barbarella.
