Anne Heywood
Birthday: 1931-12-11 | Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, UKAnne 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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Acting
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as Manon Brevard Marcel
as Frieda Shelley
as Carlotta Rhodes
as Evelyn Wyckoff
as Eleanor Loraine
as Mother Giulia
as Nicole Mercer
as Roy / Wendy
as Kay Hanna
as Sylvia Giroux
as Virginia de Leyva
as Ellen March
as Alena Burdová
as Anna Holt
as Tracey Lawrence
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
as Fulvia
as Kate Barry
as Neeve Donnelly
as Elizabeth Matthews
as Julie
as Cathie Murphy
as Glynis
as Laura Wilton
as Gabriela
as Receptionist
