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.
The Chairman
as Kay Hanna
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Evelyn Wyckoff
The Nun and the Devil
as Mother Giulia
Trader Horn
as Nicole Mercer
Ring of Darkness
as Carlotta Rhodes
Checkpoint
as Gabriela
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Kate Barry
The Brain
as Anna Holt
The Lady of Monza
as Virginia de Leyva
Carthage in Flames
as Fulvia
Doctor at Large
as Emerald
A Terrible Beauty
as Neeve Donnelly
Midas Run
as Sylvia Giroux
Memories of Manon
as Manon Brevard Marcel
The Fox
as Ellen March
Violent Playground
as Cathie Murphy
The Depraved
as Laura Wilton
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Dorothy Marlowe
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Eleanor Loraine
What Waits Below
as Frieda Shelley
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
Love Under the Elms
90Β° in the Shade
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
Petticoat Pirates
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
Floods of Fear
as Elizabeth Matthews
The Heart of a Man
as Julie
I Want What I Want
as Roy / Wendy
Stork Talk
Dangerous Exile
as Glynis
The Very Edge
as Tracey Lawrence
Find the Lady
as Receptionist