Anne Heywood

Known for ActingBorn 1931-12-11Died 2023-10-27Birmingham, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

Stork Talk

Memories of Manon

The Equalizer

Violent Playground

The Heart of a Man

The Dick Cavett Show

Floods of Fear

Petticoat Pirates

Dangerous Exile

The Fox

Lady Godiva Rides Again

The Brain

Upstairs and Downstairs

90° in the Shade

Doctor at Large

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Love Under the Elms

The Chairman

The Nun and the Devil

Checkpoint

The Killer Is on the Phone

A Terrible Beauty

The Very Edge

Carthage in Flames

Trader Horn

Ring of Darkness

The Lady of Monza

Find the Lady

Midas Run

The Depraved

What Waits Below

I Want What I Want