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Joan Greenwood (March 4 1921 - February 27 1987)
was a British actress who was born in Chelsea,
London|Chelsea and studied at Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art|RADA. Her husky voice was her
trademark, and in 1995 she was #63 on Empire
magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film
history. 

She worked mainly on the stage, where she had a
long career, appearing with Donald Wolfit's
theatre company in the years following World War
II.  However she did have several screen
appearances, most notably as Gwendolen in The
Importance of Being Earnest (1952) and as Sibella
in the black comedy, Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949).   She was also in two more Ealing
Studios|Ealing comedies, Whisky Galore and The Man
in the White Suit, and her last film was Little
Dorrit, made in the year of her death.

She was married to fellow actor André Morell from
1959 until his death in 1978. They had one child,
Jason, also an actor who has appeared in films
such as Mrs. Brown (1997, as Frederick Stanley,
16th Earl of Derby|Lord Stanley) and Wilde (also
1997, as Ernest Dowson).

She died of a heart attack in London.

==External links==
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339343/ Internet
Movie Database page