About Joan Morgan
Lived 1905 – 2004 (aged 99). Joan Morgan was a British actor, screenwriter, film actor and film director.
Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist.
Born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Joan Morgan died at age 99 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK in 2004.
She became a leading British star of the 1920s, after appearing in a number of films directed by her father. Her acting career was effectively ended by the arrival of sound film in 1929 and she switched to writing, working on a number of screenplays over the following decade. She also wrote for television.
She wrote novels under her own name and through using the pen-names Iris North and Joan Wentworth Wood.
Filmography Actress
The Cup Final Mystery (1914) The Great Spy Raid (1914) Queenie of the Circus (1914) The World's Desire (1915) Iron Justice (1915) The Woman Who Did (1915) Light (1915) The Reapers (1916) Temptation's Hour (1916) The Perils of Divorce (1916) Her Greatest Performance (1916) The Last Sentence (1917) Drink (1917) Because (1918) The Scarlet Wooing (1920) Two Little Wooden Shoes (1920) The Children of Gibeon (1920) Lady Noggs (1920) Little Dorrit (1920) A Lowland Cinderella (1921) The Road to London (1921) The Truants (1922) The Lilac Sunbonnet (1922) Fires of Innocence (1922) Swallow (1922) The Crimson Circle (1922) Dicky Monteith (1922) Shadow of Egypt (1924) The Great Well (1924) The Woman Tempted (1926) A Window in Piccadilly (1928) Three Men in a Cart (1929) Her Reputation (1931)
Screenwriter Contraband Love (1931) The Flag Lieutenant (1932) The Callbox Mystery (1932) Chelsea Life (1933) Mixed Doubles (1933) Faces (1934) The Minstrel Boy (1937) Lily of Laguna (1938) Olympic Honeymoon (1940) This Was a Woman (1948)
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Joan Morgan's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Joan Morgan's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Joan Morgan?
British actress and screenwriter (1905–2004)
When was Joan Morgan born?
Joan Morgan was born on 2 February 1905 in Kent.
When did Joan Morgan die?
Joan Morgan died on 22 July 2004 in Henley-on-Thames.
What was Joan Morgan's occupation?
Joan Morgan was an actor, screenwriter, film actor and film director.
What nationality was Joan Morgan?
Joan Morgan was British.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joan Morgan. https://biography.guide/joan-morgan/
MLA: "Joan Morgan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joan-morgan/.
Chicago: "Joan Morgan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joan-morgan/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:10 UTC