Rosamund Greenwood

Rosamund Greenwood, born Rosamund Mary Von Pokorny on 12 June 1907, was a British actress whose career on stage and screen extended across six decades. She died on 15 July 1997, in Malvern, Worcestershire, at the age of 90.

Greenwood received her theatrical training at London's Central School and began appearing on stage in the late 1920s. Her most prominent stage work came through Thornton Wilder's comedy The Matchmaker, in which she appeared in both the original West End production and the Broadway production. Her Broadway appearance took place in 1955, with the run of the production continuing through 1957.

Her screen career began in 1935 and remained active until 1990. Among her film credits were The Prince and the Showgirl and Night of the Demon. Her television work included appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs, All Creatures Great and Small, Angels, Crown Court, A Perfect Spy, and Hallelujah! in 1983. At the age of 83, Greenwood took on her final screen role in the 1990 adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, in which she played a witch.

In 1934, Greenwood married the actor Leo Von Pokorny. The couple had one son, born in 1935. Leo Von Pokorny died in 1951 at the age of 58.