Glynis Johns
Age: N/A | From: Pretoria, South Africa
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Glynnis Johns , Glynis Margaret P. Johns , Глинис Джонс
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Pretoria, South Africa
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 39
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Bridget O'Hara
The Defenders
(1961) Catherine Collins
Adventures in Paradise
(1959) Esther Holmes
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Sister Brigid Marie
Burke's Law
(1963) Steffi Bernard
Studio One
(1948) Lily Snape
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - Presenter
Naked City
(1958) Miss ArlingtonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 1999 | Grandma | |
| 1995 | Elsie | |
| 1994 | Darjeeling (voice) | |
| Rose Chasseur | ||
| 1988 | Ms. Grimwood (voice) | |
| Co-Co | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1987 | Sister Anne | |
| 1984 | Bridget O'Hara | |
| N/A | ||
| Aunt Mary | ||
| 1982 | Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan | |
| Mrs. Helen Chambers | ||
| 1977 | Mrs. Amworth | |
| 1975 | Mrs. Amworth | |
| 1974 | Swallow (voice) | |
| 1973 | Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job") | |
| 1972 | Myfanwy Price | |
| 1969 | Mrs Squeezum | |
| 1968 | Sabine Manning | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1966 | Lady Penelope Peasoup | |
| 1965 | Vina Leaf | |
| 1964 | Mrs. Winnifred Banks | |
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Steffi Bernard | ||
| Glynis Granville | ||
| Amberlyn Griffith | ||
| 1962 | Teresa Harnish | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jane Lindstrom | ||
| Rosalind Metcalf | ||
| 1961 | Sister Brigid Marie | |
| Emily Foster | ||
| Catherine Collins | ||
| 1960 | Mrs. Firth | |
| Clarissa Hailsham-Brown | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self / Narrator | ||
| 1959 | Esther Holmes | |
| Kitty Brady | ||
| 1958 | Miss Arlington | |
| Kay Trevor | ||
| 1957 | Jo Eunson | |
| 1956 | Sporting Lady's Companion | |
| Cary | ||
| Self - Winner | ||
| Self - Presenter | ||
| 1955 | Maid Jean | |
| Josephine Luton | ||
| 1954 | Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella | |
| Martha Jones | ||
| Marion Southey | ||
| Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor | ||
| Jean Raymond | ||
| 1953 | Barbara Vining | |
| Princess Mary Tudor | ||
| Self | ||
| Alma | ||
| 1952 | Ruth Earp | |
| May Jones | ||
| 1951 | Nicola Fallaize | |
| N/A | ||
| Marjorie Corder | ||
| Stella Cotman | ||
| Katherine Manley | ||
| 1950 | Lisa Robinson | |
| N/A | ||
| 1949 | Mimi Warburton | |
| Miranda Trewella | ||
| Joan Burns | ||
| 1948 | Lily Snape | |
| Miranda Trewella | ||
| 1947 | Mabel Chiltern | |
| Judy Dawson | ||
| 1946 | Millie | |
| 1945 | Dizzy Clayton | |
| 1944 | Gwyneth | |
| 1943 | Paula Palacek | |
| 1941 | Anna | |
| 1940 | Princess's maid (uncredited) | |
| Sheila Briggs | ||
| Winnie | ||
| 1939 | Mary | |
| 1938 | Nina | |
| Midge Carne | ||
| Marjorie Osborne | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
