- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Died
- October 27, 2023
Anne Heywood
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, …
Filmography
movieMemories of Manon
1989 · Manon Brevard Marcel
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Manon Brevard Marcel
movieWhat Waits Below
1984 · Frieda Shelley
movieRing of Darkness
1979 · Carlotta Rhodes
movieGood Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979 · Evelyn Wyckoff
movieKolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977 · Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
movieLove Under the Elms
1975
movieTrader Horn
1973 · Nicole Mercer
movieThe Nun and the Devil
1973 · Mother Giulia
movieThe Killer Is on the Phone
1972 · Eleanor Loraine
movieI Want What I Want
1972 · Roy / Wendy
movieThe Chairman
1969 · Kay Hanna
movieMidas Run
1969 · Sylvia Giroux
movieThe Lady of Monza
1969 · Virginia de Leyva
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Fox
1967 · Ellen March
movie90° in the Shade
1965 · Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
movieThe Very Edge
1963 · Tracey Lawrence
Stork Talk
movieStork Talk
1962
movieThe Brain
1962 · Anna Holt
moviePetticoat Pirates
1961 · Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
movieA Terrible Beauty
1960 · Neeve Donnelly
movieCarthage in Flames
1960 · Fulvia
movieUpstairs and Downstairs
1959 · Kate Barry
movieThe Heart of a Man
1959 · Julie
movieFloods of Fear
1958 · Elizabeth Matthews
movieViolent Playground
1958 · Cathie Murphy
movieDangerous Exile
1957 · Glynis
movieThe Depraved
1957 · Laura Wilton
movieDoctor at Large
1957 · Emerald
movieCheckpoint
1956 · Gabriela
movieFind the Lady
1956 · Receptionist
movieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951 · Dorothy Marlowe