Anne Heywood (born Violet Joan Pretty) was a British actress, best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Fox (1967). She was born on December 11, 1931, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, and passed away on October 27, 2023, in Houston, Texas, USA.
Anne Heywood (born Violet Joan Pretty) was a British actress, best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Fox (1967). She was born on December 11, 1931, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, and passed away on October 27, 2023, in Houston, Texas, USA.
Heywood started her career as a beauty queen, winning the Miss Great Britain title in 1950. She later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and signed a contract with the Rank Organisation, which launched her film career. She starred in notable films such as Violent Playground (1958), Floods of Fear (1958), The Chairman (1969), and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979).
Her role in The Fox was groundbreaking, as it depicted a lesbian relationship, which was rare for mainstream cinema at the time. She continued to take on bold and unconventional roles throughout her career.
Heywood was married to Raymond Stross, a film producer, until his passing in 1988. She later married George Danzig Druke in 1991.
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Filmography (Movies)
Memories of Manon
Character:Manon Brevard Marcel
Release Date:13/02/1989
What Waits Below
Character:Frieda Shelley
Release Date:19/11/1984
Ring of Darkness
Character:Carlotta Rhodes
Release Date:29/10/1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Character:Evelyn Wyckoff
Release Date:13/04/1979
Love Under the Elms
Character:
Release Date:08/09/1975
Trader Horn
Character:Nicole Mercer
Release Date:01/06/1973
The Nun and the Devil
Character:Mother Giulia
Release Date:25/01/1973
The Killer Is on the Phone
Character:Eleanor Loraine
Release Date:06/10/1972
I Want What I Want
Character:Roy / Wendy
Release Date:25/02/1972
The Chairman
Character:Kay Hanna
Release Date:25/06/1969
Midas Run
Character:Sylvia Giroux
Release Date:07/05/1969
The Lady of Monza
Character:Virginia de Leyva
Release Date:26/02/1969
The Fox
Character:Ellen March
Release Date:13/12/1967
90° in the Shade
Character:Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
Release Date:01/10/1965
The Very Edge
Character:Tracey Lawrence
Release Date:30/04/1963
Stork Talk
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1962
The Brain
Character:Anna Holt
Release Date:05/09/1962
Petticoat Pirates
Character:Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
Release Date:01/11/1961
A Terrible Beauty
Character:Neeve Donnelly
Release Date:17/06/1960
Carthage in Flames
Character:Fulvia
Release Date:29/01/1960
Upstairs and Downstairs
Character:Kate Barry
Release Date:02/11/1959
The Heart of a Man
Character:Julie
Release Date:06/08/1959
Floods of Fear
Character:Elizabeth Matthews
Release Date:18/11/1958
Violent Playground
Character:Cathie Murphy
Release Date:14/01/1958
Dangerous Exile
Character:Glynis
Release Date:12/12/1957
The Depraved
Character:Laura Wilton
Release Date:01/11/1957
Doctor at Large
Character:Emerald
Release Date:26/03/1957
Checkpoint
Character:Gabriela
Release Date:25/12/1956
Find the Lady
Character:Receptionist
Release Date:01/10/1956
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Character:Dorothy Marlowe
Release Date:25/10/1951
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