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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 5, 1923
Place of Birth:
Pretoria, South Africa
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Glynis Johns
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Six by Sondheim | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' | Self |
| 1999 | Superstar | Grandma |
| 1995 | While You Were Sleeping | Elsie |
| 1994 | The Ref | Rose Chasseur |
| 1994 | The Secret Garden | Darjeeling (voice) |
| 1988 | Zelly & Me | Co-Co |
| 1988 | Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Ms. Grimwood (voice) |
| 1987 | Nukie | Sister Anne |
| 1984 | The Crime of Ovide Plouffe | |
| 1984 | Spraggue | Aunt Mary |
| 1977 | Three Dangerous Ladies | Mrs. Amworth |
| 1975 | Mrs. Amworth | Mrs. Amworth |
| 1974 | The Happy Prince | Swallow (voice) |
| 1973 | The Vault of Horror | Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job") |
| 1972 | Under Milk Wood | Myfanwy Price |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters | Mrs Squeezum |
| 1968 | Don't Just Stand There | Sabine Manning |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte | Vina Leaf |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Mrs. Banks |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Amberlyn Griffith |
| 1962 | The Cabinet of Caligari | Jane Lindstrom |
| 1962 | The Chapman Report | Teresa Harnish |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Mrs. Firth |
| 1960 | The Spider's Web | Clarissa Hailsham-Brown |
| 1960 | Last of the Few | Self / Narrator |
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Kitty Brady |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Kay Trevor |
| 1957 | All Mine to Give | Jo Eunson |
| 1956 | Loser Takes All | Cary |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Sporting Lady's Companion |
| 1955 | The Court Jester | Maid Jean |
| 1955 | Josephine and Men | Josephine Luton |
| 1954 | The Seekers | Marion Southey |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Jean Raymond |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella |
| 1954 | The Beachcomber | Martha Jones |
| 1953 | The Sword and the Rose | Princess Mary Tudor |
| 1953 | Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue | Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor |
| 1953 | Personal Affair | Barbara Vining |
| 1952 | The Card | Ruth Earp |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | May Jones |
| 1951 | No Highway in the Sky | Marjorie Corder |
| 1951 | Appointment with Venus | Nicola Fallaize |
| 1951 | Encore | Stella Cotman |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | Katherine Manley |
| 1950 | State Secret | Lisa Robinson |
| 1949 | Dear Mr. Prohack | Mimi Warburton |
| 1949 | Third Time Lucky | Joan Burns |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Miranda Trewella |
| 1948 | Miranda | Miranda Trewella |
| 1947 | An Ideal Husband | Mabel Chiltern |
| 1947 | Frieda | Judy Dawson |
| 1946 | This Man Is Mine | Millie |
| 1945 | Perfect Strangers | Dizzy Clayton |
| 1944 | The Halfway House | Gwyneth |
| 1943 | The Adventures of Tartu | Paula Palacek |
| 1941 | 49th Parallel | Anna |
| 1940 | Under Your Hat | Winnie |
| 1940 | The Thief of Bagdad | Princess's Maid (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Briggs Family | Sheila Briggs |
| 1939 | On the Night of the Fire | Mary |
| 1938 | Murder in the Family | Marjorie Osborne |
| 1938 | South Riding | Midge Carne |
| 1938 | Prison Without Bars | Nina |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Coming of Age | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Bridget O'Hara |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan |
| 1982 | Cheers | Mrs. Helen Chambers |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Edna Miles |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1966 | Batman | Lady Penelope Peasoup |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Jennifer Heath |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Steffi Bernard |
| 1963 | Glynis | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Glynis Granville |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Beachcomber | Rosalind Metcalf |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Leah Marquand |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Sister Brigid Marie |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Catherine Collins |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Emily Foster |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's | |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Esther Holmes |
| 1958 | Naked City | Miss Arlington |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre | Lou McNamara |
| 1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre | The Girl |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Alma |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Lily Snape |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |