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Rosamund Greenwood

Rosamund Mary Von Pokorny (12 June 1907 – 15 July 1997) better known as Rosamund Greenwood, was a British actress who was active on screen from 1935 until 1990.[1]

Biography

After training at London's Central School, she was on stage from the late 1920s.[2][3] Her theatre work included starring in the original West End and Broadway productions of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker from 1954 until 1957.[4][5]

In a career spanning 60 years, Greenwood's screen work included The Prince and the Showgirl, Night of the Demon, Upstairs, Downstairs, All Creatures Great and Small, Angels, Crown Court and A Perfect Spy,[6] and Hallelujah! in 1983. Her final role came in 1990, when aged 83, she played a witch in the screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches.[7]

Personal life and death

Greenwood married the actor Leo Von Pokorny in 1934. The marriage produced one child, a son, who was born in 1935. Her husband Von Pokorny died in 1951, aged 58.

Greenwood died on 15 July 1997, aged 90, in Malvern, Worcestershire.[6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Rosamund Greenwood". Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Production of The Misdoings of Charley Peace - Theatricalia".
  4. ^ "Production of The Matchmaker - Theatricalia".
  5. ^ League, The Broadway. "The Matchmaker - Broadway Play - Original - IBDB".
  6. ^ a b "Rosamund Greenwood".
  7. ^ "The Witches (1989)". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016.

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