Glynis Johns
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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
Credits
Mary Poppins (1964)
as Mrs. Banks
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
as Elsie
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Sporting Lady's Companion
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
The Court Jester (1955)
as Maid Jean
Superstar (1999)
as Grandma
The Ref (1994)
as Rose Chasseur
Spraggue (1984)
as Aunt Mary
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
as Marjorie Corder
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
as Princess Mary Tudor
The Vault of Horror (1973)
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
State Secret (1950)
as Lisa Robinson
The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
as Jane Lindstrom
The Secret Garden (1994)
as Darjeeling (voice)
The Sundowners (1960)
as Mrs. Firth
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
as Vina Leaf
The Chapman Report (1962)
as Teresa Harnish
All Mine to Give (1957)
as Jo Eunson
Helter Skelter (1949)
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Frieda (1947)
as Judy Dawson
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
as Amberlyn Griffith
Perfect Strangers (1945)
as Dizzy Clayton
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
as Kitty Brady
The Happy Prince (1974)
as Swallow (voice)
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
as Mrs Squeezum
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
as Kay Trevor
Nukie (1987)
as Sister Anne
49th Parallel (1941)
as Anna
The Halfway House (1944)
as Gwyneth
The Card (1952)
as Ruth Earp
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
as Mary
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
as Mrs. Amworth
Flesh and Blood (1951)
as Katherine Manley
Personal Affair (1953)
as Barbara Vining
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
as Self
The Magic Box (1952)
as May Jones
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
as Jean Raymond
Miranda (1948)
as Miranda Trewella
Under Milk Wood (1972)
as Myfanwy Price
Don't Just Stand There (1968)
as Sabine Manning
Loser Takes All (1956)
as Cary
South Riding (1938)
as Midge Carne
Mad About Men (1954)
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Seekers (1954)
as Marion Southey
Zelly & Me (1988)
as Co-Co
Murder in the Family (1938)
as Marjorie Osborne
The Spider's Web (1960)
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Appointment with Venus (1951)
as Nicola Fallaize
Josephine and Men (1955)
as Josephine Luton
This Man Is Mine (1946)
as Millie
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)
as (archive footage)
Third Time Lucky (1949)
as Joan Burns
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
as Paula Palacek
The Beachcomber (1954)
as Martha Jones
The Prime Minister (1941)
as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One (1993)
as Self - Interviewee
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
as Mimi Warburton
Prison Without Bars (1938)
as Nina
Mrs. Amworth (1975)
as Mrs. Amworth
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
Actor
An Ideal Husband (1947)
as Mabel Chiltern
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004)
as Self
Encore (1951)
as Stella Cotman
Under Your Hat (1940)
as Winnie
The Briggs Family (1940)
as Sheila Briggs
Last of the Few (1960)
as Self / Narrator