Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 28, 1929
Place of Birth:
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Joan Plowright
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self |
| 2018 | Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life | Herself |
| 2009 | Knife Edge | Marjorie Blake |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick |
| 2006 | Goose on the Loose | Beatrice Fairfield |
| 2006 | Curious George | Ms. Plushbottom (voice) |
| 2005 | Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont | Mrs. Palfrey |
| 2004 | George and the Dragon | Mother Superior |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Mrs. Virginia Arness |
| 2003 | I Am David | Sophie |
| 2002 | Global Heresy | Lady Foxley |
| 2002 | Callas Forever | Sarah Keller |
| 2001 | Scrooge and Marley | Narrator |
| 2001 | Bailey's Mistake | Aunt Angie |
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Baylene (voice) |
| 2000 | Back to the Secret Garden | Martha Sowerby |
| 2000 | Frankie & Hazel | Phoebe Harkness |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | Mary Wallace |
| 1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Mrs Bartholomew |
| 1998 | Dance with Me | Bea Johnson |
| 1998 | Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within | Jeanne Vertefeuille |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Nanny |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Mrs. Crawford |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso | Françoise's Grandmother |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Mrs. Linzer |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Marge Morrisey |
| 1995 | A Pin for the Butterfly | Grandma |
| 1995 | The Scarlet Letter | Harriet Hibbons |
| 1994 | Widows' Peak | Mrs. Doyle-Counihan |
| 1994 | A Place for Annie | Dorothy |
| 1994 | The Return of the Native | Frau Yeobright |
| 1994 | On Promised Land | Mrs. Appletree |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Martha Wilson |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Teacher |
| 1993 | The Summer House | Mrs. Monro |
| 1992 | Stalin | Olga |
| 1991 | Enchanted April | Mrs Fisher |
| 1991 | The House of Bernarda Alba | Poncia |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Nadja |
| 1990 | Avalon | Eva Krichinsky |
| 1989 | And a Nightingale Sang | Mam |
| 1988 | Drowning by Numbers | Cissie Colpitts 1 |
| 1988 | The Dressmaker | Nellie |
| 1988 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell |
| 1987 | The Birthday Party | Meg Bowles |
| 1985 | Revolution | Mrs. McConnahay |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Phyllis Grimshaw |
| 1982 | Brimstone & Treacle | Norma Bates |
| 1982 | A Dedicated Man | Edith |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: a life | Self |
| 1980 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Edith Frank-Holländer |
| 1978 | Daphne Laureola | Lady Pitts |
| 1978 | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Rosa |
| 1977 | Equus | Dora Strang |
| 1973 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia |
| 1970 | Twelfth Night | Viola |
| 1970 | Three Sisters | Masha |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanya | Sonya |
| 1960 | The Entertainer | Jean Rice |
| 1957 | Time Without Pity | Agnes Cole |
| 1955 | Moby Dick Rehearsed | A Young Actress /Pip |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Encore! Encore! | |
| 1985 | Theatre Night | Meg |
| 1985 | Theatre Night | Lady Bracknell |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Mrs. Monro |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Rosa |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Lady Pitts |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Yeobright |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dorothy |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Adriana |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Phoebe |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |