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  2. 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.

  3. 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). Dancing from the age of eight, she took ballet lessons and later enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

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    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
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    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
  4. 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
  5. Joan Greenwood was a talented English actress who was once considered one of the sexiest film stars. She was born on March 4, 1921, in Chelsea. Greenwood attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she honed her remarkable talent and skills.

  6. Jason Morell remembers Joan Greenwood, his dear Mama, 100 years after she was born. My mother could stop a black cab at a hundred yards. I witnessed her doing it in 1978, across the entire width of Trafalgar Square.

  7. Apr 15, 2021 · My remarkable mother, Joan Greenwood – whose voice was likened to the sound of someone gargling with champagne; the voice Variety described as ‘one of the wonders of the modern world’ – was born on 4th March 1921 and died in February 1987, just before her 66th birthday. I blame the cigarettes.

  8. Joan Greenwood made her film debut in the early years of the Second World War, and was at her peak in this medium from 1948 to 1955. She attracted a discriminating following with her witty and intelligent performances in such films as A Girl in a Million (1945) and Whisky Galore! (1949).

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