Acting · Birmingham, England, UK · Born December 11, 1931
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.
MovieMemories of Manon
1989
as Manon Brevard Marcel
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Manon Brevard Marcel
MovieWhat Waits Below
1984
as Frieda Shelley
MovieRing of Darkness
1979
as Carlotta Rhodes
MovieGood Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Evelyn Wyckoff
MovieKolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
as Self - Virginia de Leyva (archive footage)
MovieLove Under the Elms
1975
MovieTrader Horn
1973
as Nicole Mercer
MovieThe Nun and the Devil
1973
as Mother Giulia
MovieThe Killer Is on the Phone
1972
as Eleanor Loraine
MovieI Want What I Want
1972
as Roy / Wendy
MovieThe Chairman
1969
as Kay Hanna
MovieMidas Run
1969
as Sylvia Giroux
MovieThe Lady of Monza
1969
as Virginia de Leyva
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Fox
1967
as Ellen March
Movie90° in the Shade
1965
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
MovieThe Very Edge
1963
as Tracey Lawrence
Stork Talk
1962
MovieThe Brain
1962
as Anna Holt
MoviePetticoat Pirates
1961
as Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
MovieA Terrible Beauty
1960
as Neeve Donnelly
MovieCarthage in Flames
1960
as Fulvia
MovieUpstairs and Downstairs
1959
as Kate Barry
MovieThe Heart of a Man
1959
as Julie
MovieFloods of Fear
1958
as Elizabeth Matthews
MovieViolent Playground
1958
as Cathie Murphy
MovieDangerous Exile
1957
as Glynis
MovieThe Depraved
1957
as Laura Wilton
MovieDoctor at Large
1957
as Emerald
MovieCheckpoint
1956
as Gabriela
MovieFind the Lady
1956
as Receptionist
MovieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Dorothy Marlowe
