ACTOR

Joan Greenwood

1921 - 1987

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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. She played Sibella in the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets, and also appeared in The Man in the White Suit, Young Wives' Tale (both 1951), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Stage Struck (1958), Tom Jones (1963) and Little Dorrit (1987). Greenwood worked mainly on the stage, where she had a long career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's theatre company in the years following the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Greenwood is the 8,030th most popular actor (down from 7,266th in 2024), the 5,801st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,201st in 2019) and the 905th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Greenwood ranks 8,030 out of 13,578. Before her are Christian Meier, Jim Jefferies, Valerie Bertinelli, Robert Edeson, Tom Payne, and Ruth Clifford. After her are David Burtka, Alison Lohman, Niecy Nash, Lila Lee, Enrique Murciano, and Meaghan Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Joan Greenwood ranks 446. Before her are Horace Gould, Chen Muhua, Yevgeni Babich, Terence Cooke, R. K. Laxman, and Sahir Ludhianvi. After her are Marie Maynard Daly, Vivian Blaine, Juanita M. Kreps, Monty Hall, Hazel McCallion, and Tom Kilburn. Among people deceased in 1987, Joan Greenwood ranks 255. Before her are José González Ganoza, Dennis Poore, Hermione Gingold, Antony Tudor, Alexander Wood, and Silvio Pietroboni. After her are Obafemi Awolowo, Jackie Fields, Esmond Knight, Walter Abel, Frank Carlson, and Fela Sowande.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joan Greenwood ranks 5,803 out of 8,785. Before her are Alan McDonald (1963), Daniel Levy (1962), James Maynard (1987), Peter Chelsom (1956), Tom Payne (1982), and Tony Waiters (1937). After her are Harry Hay (1912), Sammy Baird (1930), James Marsh (1963), Mel Smith (1952), Stigand (null), and Guy Pratt (1962).

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    HPI: 50.20

    Rank: 5,803

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    1912 - 2002

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Joan Greenwood ranks 905. Before her are Sybil Thorndike (1882), Finn Cole (1995), Katie Leung (1987), Steve-O (1974), Sophia Myles (1980), and Tom Payne (1982). After her are Mel Smith (1952), Jemma Redgrave (1965), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Lysette Anthony (1963), Damson Idris (1991), and Sophie Monk (1979).

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