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