Cast
Anne Heywood
Acting
Cast
Anne Heywood
Known for
Acting
Born
1931-12-11
From
Birmingham, England, UK
Died
2023-10-27
Also known as Violet Joan Pretty, Violet Pretty
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.
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MOVIE1973
The Nun and the Devil
as Mother Giulia
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Trader Horn
as Nicole Mercer
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MOVIE1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Evelyn Wyckoff
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MOVIE1969
The Chairman
as Kay Hanna
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MOVIE1956
Checkpoint
as Gabriela
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5.9
MOVIE1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Dorothy Marlowe
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MOVIE1958
Violent Playground
as Cathie Murphy
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MOVIE1960
A Terrible Beauty
as Neeve Donnelly
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MOVIE1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
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5.8
MOVIE1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Kate Barry
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4.9
MOVIE1969
The Lady of Monza
as Virginia de Leyva
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5.7
MOVIE1965
90Β° in the Shade
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
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4.3
MOVIE1972
I Want What I Want
as Roy / Wendy
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4.8
MOVIE1979
Ring of Darkness
as Carlotta Rhodes
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MOVIE1957
Doctor at Large
as Emerald
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MOVIE1960
Carthage in Flames
as Fulvia
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MOVIE1984
What Waits Below
as Frieda Shelley
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MOVIE1989
Memories of Manon
as Manon Brevard Marcel
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5.4
MOVIE1972
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Eleanor Loraine
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MOVIE1975
Love Under the Elms
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MOVIE1962
The Brain
as Anna Holt
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MOVIE1969
Midas Run
as Sylvia Giroux
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MOVIE1957
Dangerous Exile
as Glynis
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MOVIE1967
The Fox
as Ellen March
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MOVIE1958
Floods of Fear
as Elizabeth Matthews
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5.0
MOVIE1956
Find the Lady
as Receptionist
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MOVIE1961
Petticoat Pirates
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
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4.5
MOVIE1957
The Depraved
as Laura Wilton
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MOVIE1963
The Very Edge
as Tracey Lawrence
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MOVIE1959
The Heart of a Man
as Julie
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MOVIE1962