Anne Heywood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1931
- Died
- October 27, 2023
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, England, UK
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 1989
as Manon Brevard Marcel
What Waits Below 1984
as Frieda Shelley
Ring of Darkness 1979
as Carlotta Rhodes
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 1979
as Evelyn Wyckoff
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti 1977
as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
Love Under the Elms 1975
Actor
Trader Horn 1973
as Nicole Mercer
The Nun and the Devil 1973
as Mother Giulia
The Killer Is on the Phone 1972
as Eleanor Loraine
I Want What I Want 1972
as Roy / Wendy
The Chairman 1969
as Kay Hanna
Midas Run 1969
as Sylvia
The Lady of Monza 1969
as Virginia de Leyva
The Fox 1967
as Ellen March
90° in the Shade 1965
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
The Very Edge 1963
as Tracey Lawrence
- Stork Talk
Stork Talk 1962
Actor
The Brain 1962
as Anna Holt
Petticoat Pirates 1961
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
A Terrible Beauty 1960
as Neeve Donnelly
Carthage in Flames 1960
as Fulvia
Upstairs and Downstairs 1959
as Kate Barry
The Heart of a Man 1959
as Julie
Floods of Fear 1958
as Elizabeth Matthews
Violent Playground 1958
as Cathie Murphy
Dangerous Exile 1957
as Glynis
The Depraved 1957
as Laura Wilton
Doctor at Large 1957
as Emerald
Checkpoint 1956
as Gabriela
Find the Lady 1956
as Receptionist
Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951
as Dorothy Marlowe
Credits from TMDB.