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Joyce Carey

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Actress

The Resume

    (March 30, 1898-February 28, 1993)
    Born in London, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Joyce Lawrence
    Known for her appearances in Noel Coward plays, including 'Easy Virtue,' 'Tonight at 8:30,' 'This Happy Breed,' 'Blithe Spirit,' 'Present Laughter,' 'Quadrille' and 'Nude with Violin'
    Appeared in the films 'In Which We Serve' (1942), 'Brief Encounter' (1945), 'London Belongs to Me' (1948), 'Cry, the Beloved Country' (1951), 'The End of the Affair' (1954), 'Libel' (1959), 'The V.I.P.s' (1963) and 'The Black Windmill' (1974)
    Received the Order of the British Empire (OBE, 1982)

Why she might be annoying:

    She made her debut in an all-female production of Henry V.
    She ended her career typecast as 'confidential aunts, twittering spinsters and sympathetic mothers.'
    She served as Coward's beard, appearing as his date at premieres and other social events.

Why she might not be annoying:

    In addition to Coward's light comedies, she had a large repertory of Shakespearean roles.
    She wrote a successful play, Sweet Aloes (1934).
    Coward was reportedly jealous of her success and discouraged her from further writing.
    She continued acting well into her 80s, making her last stage appearance opposite Peter O'Toole in 'Pygmalion' (1984) and her last TV performance in Michael Palin's 'Number 27' (1988).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying