Anne Heywood
Born December 11, 1931 (Age: 94)
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Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
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.
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
Memories of Manon
1989
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as Manon Brevard Marcel
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Age: 57
Trader Horn
1973
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as Nicole Mercer
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Age: 41
The Nun and the Devil
1973
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as Mother Giulia
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Age: 41
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972
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as Eleanor Loraine
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Age: 40
I Want What I Want
1972
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as Roy / Wendy
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Age: 40
The Chairman
1969
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as Kay Hanna
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Age: 37
Midas Run
1969
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as Sylvia Giroux
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Age: 37
The Lady of Monza
1969
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as Virginia de Leyva
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Age: 37
90° in the Shade
1965
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as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
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Age: 33
The Very Edge
1963
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as Tracey Lawrence
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Age: 31
No Image
Stork Talk
1962
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as
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Age: 31
The Brain
1962
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as Anna Holt
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Age: 30
Petticoat Pirates
1961
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as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
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Age: 29
A Terrible Beauty
1960
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as Neeve Donnelly
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Age: 28
Carthage in Flames
1960
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as Fulvia
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Age: 28
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
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as Kate Barry
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Age: 27
The Heart of a Man
1959
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as Julie
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Age: 27
Floods of Fear
1958
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as Elizabeth Matthews
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Age: 26
Violent Playground
1958
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as Cathie Murphy
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Age: 26
Checkpoint
1956
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as Gabriela
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Age: 25
Find the Lady
1956
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as Receptionist
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Age: 24