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