Joan Greenwood Films

Joan Greenwood's first film roles were during the War; she later excelled in such Ealing comedies as Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Man in the White Suit. Her definitive performance in The Importance of Being Earnest led to an invitation to Hollywood.


John Smith Wakes Up pictures1940
John Smith Wakes Up
He Found a Star picturesHe Found a Star film clipsHe Found a Star DVD1941
He Found a Star
1941
My Wife's Family

The Gentle Sex picturesThe Gentle Sex film clipsThe Gentle Sex DVD1942
The Gentle Sex
They Knew Mr Knight picturesThey Knew Mr Knight film clipsThey Knew Mr Knight DVD1944
They Knew Mr Knight
Latin Quarter picturesLatin Quarter film clipsLatin Quarter DVD1945
Latin Quarter
A Girl in a Million picturesA Girl in a Million film clipsA Girl in a Million DVD1945
A Girl in a Million
The Man Within picturesThe Man Within film clipsThe Man Within DVD1947
The Man Within
The October Man picturesThe October Man DVD1947
The October Man
1947
The White Unicorn

Saraband for Dead Lovers film clipsSaraband for Dead Lovers DVD1948
Saraband for Dead Lovers

The Bad Lord Byron picturesThe Bad Lord Byron film clipsThe Bad Lord Byron DVD1948
The Bad Lord Byron
Whisky Galore! picturesWhisky Galore! film clipsWhisky Galore! DVD1949
Whisky Galore!
Kind Hearts and Coronets film clipsKind Hearts and Coronets DVD1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Flesh and Blood pictures1951
Flesh and Blood
The Man in the White Suit film clipsThe Man in the White Suit DVD1951
The Man in the White Suit
Young Wives' Tale picturesYoung Wives' Tale film clipsYoung Wives' Tale DVD1951
Young Wives' Tale
Mr. Peek-a-Boo picturesMr. Peek-a-Boo film clipsMr. Peek-a-Boo DVD1951
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
The Importance of Being Earnest film clipsThe Importance of Being Earnest DVD1952
The Importance of Being Earnest
Knave of Hearts pictures1954
Knave of Hearts
Father Brown picturesFather Brown film clipsFather Brown DVD1954
Father Brown
Moonfleet film clipsMoonfleet DVD1955
Moonfleet

Stage Struck picturesStage Struck film clipsStage Struck DVD1958
Stage Struck
1959
Hest på Sommerferie
Mysterious Island picturesMysterious Island film clipsMysterious Island DVD1961
Mysterious Island
The Amorous Prawn picturesThe Amorous Prawn film clips1962
The Amorous Prawn
Tom Jones film clipsTom Jones DVD1963
Tom Jones
The Moon-Spinners picturesThe Moon-Spinners film clipsThe Moon-Spinners DVD1964
The Moon-Spinners
Barbarella picturesBarbarella DVD1968
Barbarella
Girl Stroke Boy pictures1971
Girl Stroke Boy
The Uncanny picturesThe Uncanny DVD1977
The Uncanny
The Hound of the Baskervilles film clips1977
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Water Babies picturesThe Water Babies film clipsThe Water Babies DVD1978
The Water Babies
Little Dorrit picturesLittle Dorrit film clipsLittle Dorrit DVD1987
Little Dorrit
Your favourite Joan Greenwood Films

Kind Hearts and Coronets DVD
1) Kind Hearts and Coronets
5 out of 5 from 7 votes

Whisky Galore! DVD
2) Whisky Galore!
5 out of 5 from 4 votes

The Importance of Being Earnest DVD
3) The Importance of Being Earnest
4.75 out of 5 from 4 votes

Joan Greenwood Theatre

The RADA trained Joan Greenwood made her stage debut in London's West End. She toured during the War with ENSA and later performed on Broadway. Back in Britain, Greenwood packed theatres with Lysistrata, The Grass is Greener and Oblomov.


1938
The Robust Invalid
Little Ladyship pictures1939
Little Ladyship
The Women pictures1939
The Women
1941
Rise Above It
Peter Pan pictures1941
Peter Pan
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Striplings
194x
Damaged Goods
Heartbreak House pictures1943
Heartbreak House
1944
Hamlet
1944
Volpone
Frenzy pictures1948
Frenzy
Young Wives' Tale pictures1949
Young Wives' Tale
19xx
A Doll's House
Peter Pan pictures1951
Peter Pan
King Henry VI pictures1952
King Henry VI
The Uninvited Guest pictures1953
The Uninvited Guest
1954
London Palladium Royal Performance
The Confidential Clerk pictures1954
The Confidential Clerk
1955
Bell, Book and Candle
1955
The Moon and the Chimney
Cards of Identity pictures1956
Cards of Identity
Lysistrata pictures1957
Lysistrata
The Grass is Greener pictures1959
The Grass is Greener
19xx
The Rivals
1960
Hedda Gabler
The Irregular Verb to Love pictures1961
The Irregular Verb to Love
The Broken Heart pictures1962
The Broken Heart
Uncle Vanya pictures1962
Uncle Vanya
Oblomov pictures1964
Oblomov
Son of Oblomov pictures1965
Son of Oblomov
Those that Play the Clowns pictures1966
Those that Play the Clowns
Fallen Angels pictures1967
Fallen Angels
The Au Pair Man pictures1968
The Au Pair Man
The Chalk Garden pictures1971
The Chalk Garden
First Half pictures1972
First Half
Eden End pictures1972
Eden End
In Praise of Love pictures1973
In Praise of Love
The Understanding pictures1982
The Understanding
Two Acts of Love pictures1987
Two Acts of Love
Joan Greenwood Television

After small roles during the 50s and 60s, Joan Greenwood began to carve a niche for herself in the 1980s playing the dotty duchess. She was perfect foil for an early French and Saunders in Girls on Top and later played alongside Joan Hickson in Miss Marple.


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The Confidential Clerk
A Doll's House pictures1952
A Doll's House
1954
The King and Mrs Candle
1955
The King and Mrs Candle
1956
Tears in the Wind
Man and Superman pictures1956
Man and Superman
1966
The Reluctant Debutante
Danger Man picturesDanger Man DVD1966
Danger Man
1967
The Fat of the Land
1968
Jazz Age: Winner Takes All
197x
The Tommy Cooper Show
1978
Shadows
The Flame is Love pictures1979
The Flame is Love
1979
Love Among the Artists
1981
Bognor
Tales of the Unexpected picturesTales of the Unexpected film clipsTales of the Unexpected DVD1981
Tales of the Unexpected
Country picturesCountry film clips1981
Country
Triangle picturesTriangle film clips1981
Triangle
Wagner pictures1983
Wagner
Ellis Island pictures1984
Ellis Island
1984
One by One
Strangers and Brothers pictures1984
Strangers and Brothers
Past Caring picturesPast Caring film clips1985
Past Caring
Girls on Top picturesGirls on Top film clipsGirls on Top DVD1985
Girls on Top
Melba pictures1987
Melba
Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel picturesMiss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel film clipsMiss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel DVD1987
Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel
Joan Greenwood Audio

Joan Greenwood's distinctive husky voice was once likened to the sound of somebody gargling with champagne. Her delivery of the line, "I am glad that I have never seen a spade" almost trounced Edith Evans' exclamatory reference to the notorious handbag.


The Importance of Being Earnest (Audio) pictures195x
The Importance of Being Earnest (Audio)
Alice in Wonderland pictures1959
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass pictures1959
Through the Looking Glass
Fairy Tales pictures19xx
Fairy Tales
Saraband for Dead Lovers (CD) pictures19xx
Saraband for Dead Lovers (CD)
Camera Film camera Gramophone DVD
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