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Joan Mary Waller Greenwood was an English actress. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. She is perhaps best remembered for her role as Sibella in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Her other film appearances included The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Stage Struck (1958), Tom Jones (1963) and Little Dorrit (1987).
Birth Name
Joan Mary W. Greenwood
Born
Friday, 04 March 1921
Died
Saturday, 28 February 1987
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Melba | Madame Mathilde Marchesi | 1988 |
| Little Dorrit | Mrs. Clennam | 1987 |
| Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Selina Hazy | 1987 |
| Past Caring | Stella | 1986 |
| Girls on Top | Lady Carlton | 1985 |
| Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | 1984 | |
| Ellis Island | Madame Levitska | 1984 |
| One by One | Mrs. Crabbe | 1984 |
| Wagner | Frau Dangl | 1983 |
| Triangle | Judith Harper | 1981 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Melba | Madame Mathilde Marchesi | 1988 |
| Little Dorrit | Mrs. Clennam | 1987 |
| Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Selina Hazy | 1987 |
| Past Caring | Stella | 1986 |
| Girls on Top | Lady Carlton | 1985 |
| Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | 1984 | |
| Ellis Island | Madame Levitska | 1984 |
| One by One | Mrs. Crabbe | 1984 |
| Wagner | Frau Dangl | 1983 |
| Triangle | Judith Harper | 1981 |
| Love Among the Artists | Lady Geraldine Porter | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Emma Adkins | 1979 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Beryl Stapleton | 1978 |
| The Water Babies | Lady Harriet | 1978 |
| The Uncanny | Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912") / Miss Malkin | 1977 |
| Shadows | Rose | 1975 |
| Girl Stroke Boy | Lettice Mason | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Dollie van der Biek | 1970 |
| The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens | Maria Beadnell | 1970 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Secret Agent | Nandina | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mrs. Suez | 1964 |
| The Moon-Spinners | Aunt Frances Ferris | 1964 |
| Tom Jones | Lady Bellaston | 1963 |
| The Amorous Mr. Prawn | Lady Dodo Fitzadam | 1962 |
| Mysterious Island | Lady Mary Fairchild | 1961 |
| Stage Struck | Rita Vernon | 1958 |
| Target | Dorothy | 1958 |
| Armchair Theatre | Claire / Antonia / Ann Veronica | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Sheila Broadbent | 1955 |
| Moonfleet | Lady Clarista Ashwood / Lady Ashwood | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Aunt Frances Ferris | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Mrs. Lily Candle | 1954 |
| The Detective | Lady Warren | 1954 |
| Knave of Hearts | Norah | 1954 |
| Omnibus | (segment "A Marriage Has Been Arranged") | 1952 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen Fairfax (Her Daughter) / Gwendolen Fairfax | 1952 |
| Young Wives' Tale | Sabina Pennant | 1951 |
| The Man in the White Suit | Daphne Birnley | 1951 |
| Mr. Peek-a-Boo | Susan | 1951 |
| Flesh and Blood | Wilhelmina Cameron | 1951 |
| Kind Hearts and Coronets | Sibella | 1949 |
| Whisky Galore! | Peggy Macroon | 1949 |
| The Bad Lord Byron | Lady Caroline Lamb | 1949 |
| Saraband | Sophie Dorothea | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Bad Sister | Lottie Smith | 1947 |
| The October Man | Jenny Carden | 1947 |
| The Smugglers | Elizabeth | 1947 |
| A Girl in a Million | Gay Sultzman | 1946 |
| They Knew Mr. Knight | Ruth Blake | 1946 |
| Frenzy | Christine Minetti / Christine | 1945 |
| The Gentle Sex | Betty Miller | 1943 |
| He Found a Star | Babe Cavour | 1941 |
| John Smith Wakes Up | Joan | 1941 |
| My Wife's Family | Irma Bagshott | 1941 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
