Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood, born Violet Joan Pretty, was an English actress and beauty pageant winner. She first became known by winning Miss Great Britain in 1950, then signed with the Rank Organisation. Anne Heywood went nude in The Killer Is On The Phone in 1972 and in The Shaming in 1979. She was born on December 11, 1931, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, and died on October 27, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Her best known film is The Fox, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. The film told a lesbian love story, something mainstream cinema rarely showed at the time. She also starred in Violent Playground, Floods of Fear and The Chairman. Her later roles included Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff and The Nuns Of Saint Archangel.