Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood born Violet Joan Pretty was a British actress best known for her Golden Globenominated 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