Joan Greenwood 11 pictures

Actress, Soundtrack
Joan Greenwood, of the plummy feline voice, was born in the well-to-do London section of Chelsea, the daughter of renowned portrait painter Sidney H. Greenwood (1887-1949). Dancing from the age of eight, she took ballet lessons and later enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Graduating at age 18, Joan made her theatrical debut in ...

Born: March 4, 1921
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 5' 0½" (1.54 m)
Known for: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Little Dorrit (1987), Mysterious Island (1961)
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