Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood
Born	4 March 1921 Chelsea, England
Died	27 February 1987 London, England

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 was her trademark, and in 1995 she was ranked number 63 on Empire magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Emap Consumer Media since July 1989. ...

Greenwood worked mainly on the stage, where she had a long career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's theatre company in the years following World War II. She did make several memorable screen appearances, most notably as Gwendolen in The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952) and as Sibella in the black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). She also appeared in two Ealing comedies, Whisky Galore and The Man in the White Suit. She had leading roles in the Jules Verne-based film Mysterious Island (1961) and Tom Jones (1963). Her last film was Little Dorrit, made the year of her death. Donald Wolfit (1902-1968) was an English actor-manager, knighted in 1957 for his services to the theatre. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde, a comedy of manners in either three or four acts (depending on edition) inspired by W. S. Gilberts Engaged. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 Ealing comedy film. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Ealing Studios, a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London, claims to be the oldest film studio in the world. ... Whisky Galore is a well-known 1949 Ealing comedy film, in which a cargo vessel is sunk off a remote Scottish island—with 50,000 cases of whisky aboard. ... The Man in the White Suit is a satirical comedy movie made in 1951 by Ealing Studios. ... Jules Verne. ... Cover page of the Mysterious Island Map of Lincoln Island Mysterious Island (LÃŽle mystérieuse) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1874. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Little Dorrit is a serial novel by Charles Dickens published originally between 1855 and 1857. ...

She is often remembered for her performance as Lady Carlton, a quirky romance novelist and landlady to the main characters on the British sitcom Girls On Top. Girls on Top is BoAs 5th album in Korean. ...

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. André Morell as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Dame Judi Dench as the widowed Queen Victoria in Mrs. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (15 January 1841–14 June 1908), known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as The Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. ... Ernest Christopher Dowson (2 August 1867-23 February 1900), an English poet who was associated with the Decadent Movement, was born at Lee, south-east of London. ...

She died of a heart attack in London five days prior to what would have been her 66th birthday. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Joan Greenwood at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.silversirens.co.uk/ Joan Greenwood fan site