Joan Greenwood
Known for Acting
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, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. Perhaps her most famous role was Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Greenwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Barbarella
1968
as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
1961
as Lady Mary Fairchild
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as Sibella
Tom Jones
1963
as Lady Bellaston
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Daphne Birnley
Moonfleet
1955
as Lady Clarista Ashwood
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
as Gwendolen Fairfax
The Uncanny
1977
as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951
as Susan
The Water Babies
1978
as Lady Harriet
Whisky Galore!
1949
as Peggy Macroon
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Aunt Frances Ferris
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mrs. Clennam
Stage Struck
1958
as Rita Vernon
Country
1981
as Dollie van der Biek
Father Brown
1954
as Lady Warren
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
as Lady Caroline Lamb
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Beryl Stapleton
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
as Sophie Dorothea
The Gentle Sex
1943
as Betty Miller