Glynis Johns
Acting
🎂 1923-10-05
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.
Cast credits(102)
Self
1962
Self
1962
Self
1971
Self - Co-Host
1961
Esther Holmes
1959
Self - Guest
1968
Steffi Bernard
1963
Sister Brigid Marie
1961
1950
Mrs. Helen Chambers
1982
Self - Presenter
1944
Bridget O'Hara
1984
Self
1957
Lily Snape
1948
Catherine Collins
1961
Self
1963
Self - Presenter
1956
Self - Winner
1956
Edna Miles
1977
Leah Marquand
1962
Lady Penelope Peasoup
1966
Rosalind Metcalf
1962
Self
1953
Glynis Granville
1963
1960
1988
Miss Arlington
1958
The Girl
1956
Lou McNamara
1956
1963
Jennifer Heath
1964
Emily Foster
1961
1950
Mrs. Banks
1964
Alma
1953
1951
Sporting Lady's Companion
1956
Elsie
1995
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
1988
Maid Jean
1955
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
1940
Anna
1941
Grandma
1999
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
1982
May Jones
1952
Rose Chasseur
1994
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
1973
Mrs. Firth
1960
Lisa Robinson
1950
Marjorie Corder
1951
Ruth Earp
1952
Kitty Brady
1959
Jo Eunson
1957
Dizzy Clayton
1945
Self (archive footage)
2013
Jane Lindstrom
1962
Vina Leaf
1965
Princess Mary Tudor
1953
Amberlyn Griffith
1963
Miranda Trewella
1948
Teresa Harnish
1962
Mabel Chiltern
1947
Myfanwy Price
1972
Gwyneth
1944
Jean Raymond
1954
Miranda Trewella
1949
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
1953
Nicola Fallaize
1951
1984
Kay Trevor
1958
Paula Palacek
1943
Cary
1956
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
1954
Co-Co
1988
Mary
1939
Sister Anne
1987
Josephine Luton
1955
Stella Cotman
1951
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1960
Marjorie Osborne
1938
Nina
1938
Darjeeling (voice)
1994
Marion Southey
1954
Judy Dawson
1947
Mimi Warburton
1949
Mrs Squeezum
1969
Swallow (voice)
1974
Sabine Manning
1968
Midge Carne
1938
Winnie
1940
Aunt Mary
1984
(archive footage)
2009
Martha Jones
1954
Self
2004
Mrs. Amworth
1977
Barbara Vining
1953
Katherine Manley
1951
Millie
1946
Sheila Briggs
1940
Joan Burns
1949
Mrs. Amworth
1975
Self / Narrator
1960