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Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood

Birthday: 1931-12-11 | Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1989
Memories of Manon

as    Manon Brevard Marcel

1984
What Waits Below

as    Frieda Shelley

1979
Ring of Darkness

as    Carlotta Rhodes

1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as    Evelyn Wyckoff

1975
The Killer Is on the Phone

as    Eleanor Loraine

1973
The Nun and the Devil

as    Mother Giulia

1973
Trader Horn

as    Nicole Mercer

1972
I Want What I Want

as    Roy / Wendy

1969
The Chairman

as    Kay Hanna

1969
Midas Run

as    Sylvia Giroux

1969
The Lady of Monza

as    Virginia de Leyva

1968
The Fox

as    Ellen March

1965
Ninety Degrees in the Shade

as    Alena Burdová

1964
The Brain

as    Anna Holt

1963
The Very Edge

as    Tracey Lawrence

1961
Petticoat Pirates

as    Chief Oficer Anne Stevens

1960
Carthage in Flames

as    Fulvia

1960
Upstairs and Downstairs

as    Kate Barry

1960
A Terrible Beauty

as    Neeve Donnelly

1959
Floods of Fear

as    Elizabeth Matthews

1959
The Heart of a Man

as    Julie

1958
Violent Playground

as    Cathie Murphy

1957
Dangerous Exile

as    Glynis

1957
The Depraved

as    Laura Wilton

1956
Checkpoint

as    Gabriela

1956
Find the Lady

as    Receptionist