Anne Heywood
Acting • Born 1931-12-11 – Died 2023-10-27
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
32 credits
Ring of Darkness
Movie • 1979
Carlotta Rhodes
What Waits Below
Movie • 1984
Frieda Shelley
The Fox
Movie • 1967
Ellen March
90° in the Shade
Movie • 1965
Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
The Depraved
Movie • 1957
Laura Wilton
Violent Playground
Movie • 1958
Cathie Murphy
Floods of Fear
Movie • 1958
Elizabeth Matthews
The Nun and the Devil
Movie • 1973
Mother Giulia
The Chairman
Movie • 1969
Kay Hanna
The Killer Is on the Phone
Movie • 1972
Eleanor Loraine
The Lady of Monza
Movie • 1969
Virginia de Leyva
I Want What I Want
Movie • 1972
Roy / Wendy
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Movie • 1979
Evelyn Wyckoff
A Terrible Beauty
Movie • 1960
Neeve Donnelly
Carthage in Flames
Movie • 1960
Fulvia
Love Under the Elms
Movie • 1975
Midas Run
Movie • 1969
Sylvia Giroux
Petticoat Pirates
Movie • 1961
Chief Oficer Anne Stevens
The Brain
Movie • 1962
Anna Holt
The Very Edge
Movie • 1963
Tracey Lawrence
The Heart of a Man
Movie • 1959
Julie
Stork Talk
Movie • 1962
Trader Horn
Movie • 1973
Nicole Mercer
Dangerous Exile
Movie • 1957
Glynis
Doctor at Large
Movie • 1957
Emerald
Find the Lady
Movie • 1956
Receptionist
Upstairs and Downstairs
Movie • 1959
Kate Barry
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Movie • 1951
Dorothy Marlowe
Checkpoint
Movie • 1956
Gabriela
Memories of Manon
Movie • 1989
Manon Brevard Marcel
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Manon Brevard Marcel
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest