Anne Heywood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-12-11

Day of death

2023-10-27 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Dangerous Exile

    Dangerous Exile

  • The Chairman

    The Chairman

  • The Heart of a Man

    The Heart of a Man

  • Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and Downstairs

  • The Brain

    The Brain

  • Violent Playground

    Violent Playground

  • What Waits Below

    What Waits Below

  • The Very Edge

    The Very Edge

  • Floods of Fear

    Floods of Fear

  • Memories of Manon

    Memories of Manon

  • Checkpoint

    Checkpoint

  • Midas Run

    Midas Run

  • Love Under the Elms

    Love Under the Elms

  • The Fox

    The Fox

  • The Nun and the Devil

    The Nun and the Devil

  • Petticoat Pirates

    Petticoat Pirates

  • A Terrible Beauty

    A Terrible Beauty

  • Carthage in Flames

    Carthage in Flames

  • The Depraved

    The Depraved

  • Trader Horn

    Trader Horn

  • Ring of Darkness

    Ring of Darkness

  • Stork Talk

    Stork Talk

  • 90° in the Shade

    90° in the Shade

  • Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

  • Doctor at Large

    Doctor at Large

  • Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

  • The Lady of Monza

    The Lady of Monza

  • The Killer Is on the Phone

    The Killer Is on the Phone

  • Find the Lady

    Find the Lady

  • I Want What I Want

    I Want What I Want