Anne Heywood
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.
Acting
TV
The Equalizer
as Manon Brevard Marcel
1985
Movie
Doctor at Large
as Emerald
1957
Movie
Violent Playground
as Cathie Murphy
1958
Movie
The Chairman
as Kay Hanna
1969
Movie
The Fox
as Ellen March
1967
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Movie
What Waits Below
as Frieda Shelley
1984
Movie
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Evelyn Wyckoff
1979
Movie
The Nun and the Devil
as Mother Giulia
1973
Movie
The Brain
as Anna Holt
1962
Movie
90° in the Shade
as Alena Winter (Asst. Shop Manager)
1965
Movie
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Eleanor Loraine
1972
Movie
The Lady of Monza
as Virginia de Leyva
1969
Movie
The Very Edge
as Tracey Lawrence
1963
Movie
Ring of Darkness
as Carlotta Rhodes
1979
Movie
The Depraved
as Laura Wilton
1957
Movie
I Want What I Want
as Roy / Wendy
1972
Movie
Love Under the Elms
1975
Movie
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Dorothy Marlowe
1951
Movie
Carthage in Flames
as Fulvia
1960
Movie
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Kate Barry
1959
Movie
Floods of Fear
as Elizabeth Matthews
1958
Movie
A Terrible Beauty
as Neeve Donnelly
1960
Movie
Checkpoint
as Gabriela
1956