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, a film producer, until his passing in 1988. She later married George Danzig Druke in 1991.
Filmography
Memories of Manon
as Manon Brevard Marcel
Memories of Manon
as Manon Brevard Marcel
What Waits Below
as Frieda Shelley
What Waits Below
as Frieda Shelley
Ring of Darkness
as Carlotta Rhodes
Ring of Darkness
as Carlotta Rhodes
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Evelyn Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Evelyn Wyckoff
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
Love Under the Elms
Love Under the Elms
Trader Horn
as Nicole Mercer
Trader Horn
as Nicole Mercer
The Nun and the Devil
as Mother Giulia
The Nun and the Devil
as Mother Giulia
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Eleanor Loraine
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Eleanor Loraine
I Want What I Want
as Roy / Wendy
I Want What I Want
as Roy / Wendy
The Chairman
as Kay Hanna
The Chairman
as Kay Hanna
Midas Run
as Sylvia
Midas Run
as Sylvia
The Lady of Monza
as Virginia de Leyva
The Lady of Monza
as Virginia de Leyva
The Fox
as Ellen March
The Fox
as Ellen March
90° in the Shade
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
90° in the Shade
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
The Very Edge
as Tracey Lawrence
The Very Edge
as Tracey Lawrence
Stork Talk
Stork Talk
The Brain
as Anna Holt
The Brain
as Anna Holt
Petticoat Pirates
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
Petticoat Pirates
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
A Terrible Beauty
as Neeve Donnelly
A Terrible Beauty
as Neeve Donnelly
Carthage in Flames
as Fulvia
Carthage in Flames
as Fulvia
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Kate Barry
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Kate Barry
The Heart of a Man
as Julie
The Heart of a Man
as Julie
Floods of Fear
as Elizabeth Matthews
Floods of Fear
as Elizabeth Matthews
Violent Playground
as Cathie Murphy
Violent Playground
as Cathie Murphy
Dangerous Exile
as Glynis
Dangerous Exile
as Glynis
The Depraved
as Laura Wilton
The Depraved
as Laura Wilton
Doctor at Large
as Emerald
Doctor at Large
as Emerald
Checkpoint
as Gabriela
Checkpoint
as Gabriela
Find the Lady
as Receptionist
Find the Lady
as Receptionist
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Dorothy Marlowe
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Dorothy Marlowe