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Miss Great Britain 1949

Now permanently resides in Beverly Hills, US.

Mother died when she was 10.

Attended The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art.

Has one son, Mark, with Raymond Stross.

Heywood was her mothers maiden name.

She married George Drake, a former assistant attorney general of New York State.

Spent some time in her youth as a cinema usherette at the ABC Cinema at Erdington, Birmingham.

When she got her Rank, contract she changed her name to Heywood, which was her mother's maiden name.

In the late 60's she was in Italy making The Midas Run with Fred Astaire.

While she was under contract to Rank she was loaned to United Artists and Universal.

She met Raymond Stross, who she married, on the set of A Terrible Beauty and formed a production company together, He died in 1988 from a heart attack,.

She met Raymond Stross on the set of A Terrible Beauty, married and formed a production company together. He died of a heart attack in 1988,.

Her father was an ex philharmonic orchestra violinist.

She changed her name to Anne Heywood, got a contract with Rank and a part in the film Checkpoint in which she was a success.

At 16 she was crowned Birmingham Carnival Queen, later she was Miss New Brighton and Miss Midlands Personality Girl which were among 14 beauty titles she won. Another was Queen of British Bathing Beauties the prize of which was a trip to America or £1,000 which she took.

Heywood was her mother's maiden name.

Likes working with directors who let her try things.

Enjoyed working with Gregory Peck and Fred Astaire Admired Fred's professionalism.

Her first lead was in Violent Playground.