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Joan Plowright

Acting 95 (deceased) years old Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK ★ 1.5
Born: October 28, 1929
Died: January 16, 2025

Biography

Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (28 October 1929 - 16 January 2025), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career she has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards. Joan Plowright is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year.

Filmography

Acting Credits (76)

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Herself 2018
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame Self 2018
Knife Edge
Knife Edge Marjorie Blake 2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick 2008
Curious George
Curious George Ms. Plushbottom (voice) 2006
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose Beatrice Fairfield 2006
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont Mrs. Palfrey 2005
George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon Mother Superior 2004
I Am David
I Am David Sophie 2003
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House Mrs. Virginia Arness 2003
Callas Forever
Callas Forever Sarah Keller 2002
Global Heresy
Global Heresy Lady Foxley 2002
Scrooge and Marley
Scrooge and Marley Narrator 2001
Bailey's Mistake
Bailey's Mistake Aunt Angie 2001
Frankie & Hazel
Frankie & Hazel Phoebe Harkness 2000
Back to the Secret Garden
Back to the Secret Garden Martha Sowerby 2000
Dinosaur
Dinosaur Baylene (voice) 2000
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden Mrs Bartholomew 1999
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini Mary Wallace 1999
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within Jeanne Vertefeuille 1998
Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! 1998
Dance with Me
Dance with Me Bea Johnson 1998
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians Nanny 1996
Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso Françoise's Grandmother 1996
Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong Mrs. Crawford 1996
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Mrs. Fairfax 1996
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter Harriet Hibbons 1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story Mrs. Linzer 1995
Hotel Sorrento
Hotel Sorrento Marge Morrisey 1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
A Pin for the Butterfly Grandma 1995
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native Frau Yeobright 1994
A Place for Annie
A Place for Annie Dorothy 1994
On Promised Land
On Promised Land Mrs. Appletree 1994
Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak Mrs. Doyle-Counihan 1994
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe Mrs. Monro 1993
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero Teacher 1993
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace Martha Wilson 1993
Stalin
Stalin Olga 1992
The House of Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba Poncia 1991
Enchanted April
Enchanted April Mrs Fisher 1991
Avalon
Avalon Eva Krichinsky 1990
I Love You to Death
I Love You to Death Nadja 1990
And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang Mam 1989
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker Nellie 1988
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers Cissie Colpitts 1988
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell 1988
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party Meg Bowles 1987
Revolution
Revolution Mrs. McConnahay 1985
Theatre Night
Theatre Night Meg 1985
Theatre Night
Theatre Night Lady Bracknell 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Mrs. Monro 1985
Laurence Olivier: a life
Laurence Olivier: a life Self 1982
Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle Norma Bates 1982
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital Phyllis Grimshaw 1982
A Dedicated Man
A Dedicated Man Edith 1982
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank Edith Frank-Holländer 1980
Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola Lady Pitts 1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday Rosa 1978
Equus
Equus Dora Strang 1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents Rosa 1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents Lady Pitts 1976
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice Portia 1973
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night Viola 1970
Three Sisters
Three Sisters Masha 1970
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse Lisa 1967
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya Sonya 1963
The Entertainer
The Entertainer Jean Rice 1960
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity Agnes Cole 1957
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Moby Dick—Rehearsed A Young Actress /Pip 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Mrs. Yeobright 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Dorothy 1951
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Adriana 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Phoebe 1950
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

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