Glynis Johns
Acting
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.
Born: October 5, 1923
Place of Birth: Pretoria, South Africa
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Grandma
as Elsie
as Darjeeling (voice)
as Rose Chasseur
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
as Co-Co
as Sister Anne
as Bridget O'Hara
as Aunt Mary
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
as Mrs. Helen Chambers
as Edna Miles
as Mrs. Amworth
as Swallow (voice)
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
as Myfanwy Price
as Self
as Mrs Squeezum
as Sabine Manning
as Self - Guest
as Lady Penelope Peasoup
as Vina Leaf
as Mrs. Banks
as Jennifer Heath
as Self
as Steffi Bernard
as Glynis Granville
as Amberlyn Griffith
as Teresa Harnish
as Self
as Leah Marquand
as Jane Lindstrom
as Self - Co-Host
as Sister Brigid Marie
as Emily Foster
as Catherine Collins
as Mrs. Firth
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
as Esther Holmes
as Kitty Brady
as Miss Arlington
as Kay Trevor
as Jo Eunson
as Sporting Lady's Companion
as The Girl
as Lou McNamara
as Cary
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Winner
as Maid Jean
as Josephine Luton
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
as Martha Jones
as Marion Southey
as Jean Raymond
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
as Barbara Vining
as Princess Mary Tudor
as Self
as Alma
as Ruth Earp
as May Jones
as Nicola Fallaize
as Marjorie Corder
as Stella Cotman
as Katherine Manley
as Lisa Robinson
as Mimi Warburton
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
as Joan Burns
as Lily Snape
as Miranda Trewella
as Mabel Chiltern
as Judy Dawson
as Millie
as Dizzy Clayton
as Gwyneth
as Self - Presenter
as Paula Palacek
as Anna
as Sheila Briggs
as Winnie
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
as Mary
as Nina
as Midge Carne