Anne Heywood
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.
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
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
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Stork Talk
1962
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