Glynis Johns
Acting
Glynis Johns (October 5, 1923 - January 4, 2024) was a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for originating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture Mary Poppins. In 2020, with the death of Olivia de Havilland, Johns became the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category. In both roles, Johns sang songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. Johns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and class years of British cinema. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieSix by Sondheim
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
(archive footage)
movieSuperstar
1999
Grandma
movieThe Secret Garden
1994
Darjeeling (voice)
movieThe Ref
1994
Rose Chasseur
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
Self - Interviewee
movieScooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
movieZelly & Me
1988
Co-Co
movieNukie
1987
Sister Anne
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Bridget O'Hara
movieSpraggue
1984
Aunt Mary
tvLittle Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
tvCheers
1982
Mrs. Helen Chambers
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Edna Miles
movieThree Dangerous Ladies
1977
Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth
1975
Mrs. Amworth
movieThe Happy Prince
1974
Swallow (voice)
movieThe Vault of Horror
1973
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
movieUnder Milk Wood
1972
Myfanwy Price
movieLock Up Your Daughters
1969
Mrs Squeezum
movieDon't Just Stand There
1968
Sabine Manning
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Lorraine Barrie
tvBatman
1966
Lady Penelope Peasoup
movieDear Brigitte
1965
Vina Leaf
movieMary Poppins
1964
Mrs. Banks
tv12 O'Clock High
1964
Jennifer Heath
tvBurke's Law
1963
Steffi Bernard
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Glynis Granville
moviePapa's Delicate Condition
1963
Amberlyn Griffith
movieThe Chapman Report
1962
Teresa Harnish
tvThe Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
Leah Marquand
movieThe Cabinet of Caligari
1962
Jane Lindstrom
The Beachcomber
1962
Rosalind Metcalf
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Co-Host
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Sister Brigid Marie
tvThe DuPont Show of the Week
1961
Emily Foster
tvThe Defenders
1961
Catherine Collins
tvKraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
movieThe Sundowners
1960
Mrs. Firth
movieThe Spider's Web
1960
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Last of the Few
1960
Self / Narrator
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Esther Holmes
movieShake Hands with the Devil
1959
Kitty Brady
tvNaked City
1958
Miss Arlington
movieAnother Time, Another Place
1958
Kay Trevor
movieAll Mine to Give
1957
Jo Eunson
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
Sporting Lady's Companion
tvThe Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
The Girl / Lou McNamara
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Winner / Self - Presenter
movieThe Court Jester
1955
Maid Jean
movieJosephine and Men
1955
Josephine Luton
movieMad About Men
1954
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
movieThe Beachcomber
1954
Martha Jones
movieThe Seekers
1954
Marion Southey
movieThe Weak and the Wicked
1954
Jean Raymond
movieRob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
moviePersonal Affair
1953
Barbara Vining
movieThe Sword and the Rose
1953
Princess Mary Tudor
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Card
1952
Ruth Earp
movieThe Magic Box
1952
May Jones
movieAppointment with Venus
1951
Nicola Fallaize
movieNo Highway in the Sky
1951
Marjorie Corder
movieEncore
1951
Stella Cotman
movieFlesh and Blood
1951
Katherine Manley
movieState Secret
1950
Lisa Robinson
movieDear Mr. Prohack
1949
Mimi Warburton
movieHelter Skelter
1949
Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
movieThird Time Lucky
1949
Joan Burns
tvStudio One
1948
Lily Snape
movieMiranda
1948
Miranda Trewella
movieAn Ideal Husband
1947
Mabel Chiltern
movieFrieda
1947
Judy Dawson
moviePerfect Strangers
1945
Dizzy Clayton
movieThe Halfway House
1944
Gwyneth
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieThe Adventures of Tartu
1943
Paula Palacek
movieThe Prime Minister
1941
Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
movieThe Briggs Family
1940
Sheila Briggs
movieUnder Your Hat
1940
Winnie
movieThe Thief of Bagdad
1940
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
movieSouth Riding
1938
Midge Carne
Murder in the Family
1938
Marjorie Osborne