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Anne Heywood (born Violet Joan Pretty; 11 December 1931 – 27 October 2023) was a British film actress, who is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1967 film version of D.H. Lawrence's The Fox.
Anne Heywood. Actress: The Fox. Befitting her original name (Violet Pretty), the knockout English brunette Anne Heywood won the coveted "Miss Great Britain" beauty title in 1950 at the young age of 17. Born on December 11, 1931, the daughter of a violinist, she originally trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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Anne Heywood was a British actress who won Miss Great Britain in 1950 and starred in films like The Fox and The Night Fighters. She was married to producer Raymond Stross and later to George Drake, and died in 2023.
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Mar 15, 2024 · Anne Heywood, the actress who has died aged 92, was a former Miss Great Britain who was brave in her choice of taboo-busting film roles, gaining her greatest fame for a lesbian scene in...
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Anne Heywood and Sandy Dennis frolick merrily before their love nest is upturned by Fox, Keir Dullea.
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Jan 25, 1973 · With Anne Heywood, Luc Merenda, Ornella Muti, Martine Brochard. During the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.
Anne Heywood is a retired English film actress who won the Miss Great Britain title in 1950. She starred in films such as The Fox, 90° in the Shade, and The Equalizer, and appeared in several Italian giallo thrillers.
