Glynis Johns
64 movies · 26 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 5, 1923
- Died
- Jan 4, 2024 (age 100)
- Place of birth
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Also known as
- Glynnis Johns · Glynis Margaret P. Johns · Глинис Джонс
Biography
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.
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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.
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Glynis Johns: movies and TV shows
Acting (90)
- 2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
as (archive footage)
- 1999 Superstar
as Grandma
- 1995 While You Were Sleeping
as Elsie
- 1994 The Secret Garden
as Darjeeling (voice)
- 1994 The Ref
as Rose Chasseur
- 1988 Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
- 1988 Zelly & Me
as Co-Co
- 1988
- 1987 Nukie
as Sister Anne
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Spraggue
as Aunt Mary
- 1982
- 1982
- 1977
- 1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
as Mrs. Amworth
- 1975 Mrs. Amworth
as Mrs. Amworth
- 1974 The Happy Prince
as Swallow (voice)
- 1973 The Vault of Horror
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
- 1972 Under Milk Wood
as Myfanwy Price
- 1969 Lock Up Your Daughters
as Mrs Squeezum
- 1968 Don't Just Stand There
as Sabine Manning
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965 Dear Brigitte
as Vina Leaf
- 1964 Mary Poppins
as Mrs. Banks
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
as Amberlyn Griffith
- 1962 The Chapman Report
as Teresa Harnish
- 1962
- 1962 The Cabinet of Caligari
as Jane Lindstrom
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960 The Sundowners
as Mrs. Firth
- 1960 The Spider's Web
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
as Kitty Brady
- 1958
- 1958 Another Time, Another Place
as Kay Trevor
- 1957 All Mine to Give
as Jo Eunson
- 1956 Around the World in 80 Days
as Sporting Lady's Companion
- 1956
- 1956 Loser Takes All
as Cary
- 1955 The Court Jester
as Maid Jean
- 1955 Josephine and Men
as Josephine Luton
- 1954 Mad About Men
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
- 1954 The Beachcomber
as Martha Jones
- 1954 The Seekers
as Marion Southey
- 1954 The Weak and the Wicked
as Jean Raymond
- 1953 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
- 1953 Personal Affair
as Barbara Vining
- 1953 The Sword and the Rose
as Princess Mary Tudor
- 1953
- 1952 The Card
as Ruth Earp
- 1952 The Magic Box
as May Jones
- 1951 Appointment with Venus
as Nicola Fallaize
- 1951
- 1951 No Highway in the Sky
as Marjorie Corder
- 1951 Encore
as Stella Cotman
- 1951 Flesh and Blood
as Katherine Manley
- 1950
- 1950 State Secret
as Lisa Robinson
- 1950
- 1949 Dear Mr. Prohack
as Mimi Warburton
- 1949 Helter Skelter
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
- 1949 Third Time Lucky
as Joan Burns
- 1948
- 1948 Miranda
as Miranda Trewella
- 1947 An Ideal Husband
as Mabel Chiltern
- 1947 Frieda
as Judy Dawson
- 1946 This Man Is Mine
as Millie
- 1945 Perfect Strangers
as Dizzy Clayton
- 1944 The Halfway House
as Gwyneth
- 1943 The Adventures of Tartu
as Paula Palacek
- 1941 49th Parallel
as Anna
- 1941 The Prime Minister
as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
- 1940 The Briggs Family
as Sheila Briggs
- 1940 Under Your Hat
as Winnie
- 1940 The Thief of Bagdad
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
- 1939 On the Night of the Fire
as Mary
- 1938 Prison Without Bars
as Nina
- 1938 South Riding
as Midge Carne
- 1938 Murder in the Family
as Marjorie Osborne
Talk shows and appearances (15)
- 2013
- 2008
- 2004
- 1993
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
5 episodes
- 1960
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
2 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode