Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell

February 10, 1910 · 116 years old

Joyce Irene Grenfell OBE (née Phipps; 10 February 1910 - 30 November 1979) was an English comedian, singer and actress.

Known For

10 titles
1
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950 · 1h 51m · Movie

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

7.0
2
The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily

1964 · 1h 55m · Movie

An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.

7.3
3
Man with a Million

Man with a Million

1954 · 1h 30m · Movie

As part of a bet, two aristocrats offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is £1,000,000 in the form of a single banknote.

6.8
4
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964 · 2h 2m · Movie

Anthology movie about three owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce: a British diplomat buys the car for his French wife; a mobster's girlfriend has an affair in Italy; an American woman drives a Yugoslavian partisan.

6.4
5
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963 · 1h 26m · Movie

In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.

5.4
6
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

1951 · 1h 33m · Movie

After a millionaire practical joker dies, his fortune is divided among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.

7.1
7
The Happiest Days of Your Life

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950 · 1h 21m · Movie

Chaos ensues for staff and students alike after an all-boys and an all-girls school are amalgamated into one.

7.2
8
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957 · 1h 26m · Movie

The girls of St. Trinian's School go on a bus tour of Italy chaperoned by a diamond thief disguised as a woman to elude the police.

6.4
9
A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

1949 · 1h 23m · Movie

Brothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and various other urban distractions.

6.4
10
The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

1951 · 1h 20m · Movie

A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.

6.2