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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Six by Sondheim
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2013
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:19/05/2009
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2004
Superstar
Character:Grandma
Release Date:08/10/1999
While You Were Sleeping
Character:Elsie
Release Date:21/04/1995
The Secret Garden
Character:Darjeeling (voice)
Release Date:05/11/1994
The Ref
Character:Rose Chasseur
Release Date:09/03/1994
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:05/10/1993
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Character:Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Release Date:16/10/1988
Zelly & Me
Character:Co-Co
Release Date:15/04/1988
Nukie
Character:Sister Anne
Release Date:01/07/1987
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Character:
Release Date:29/08/1984
Spraggue
Character:Aunt Mary
Release Date:29/06/1984
Three Dangerous Ladies
Character:Mrs. Amworth
Release Date:05/06/1977
Mrs. Amworth
Character:Mrs. Amworth
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Happy Prince
Character:Swallow (voice)
Release Date:02/12/1974
The Vault of Horror
Character:Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Release Date:16/03/1973
Under Milk Wood
Character:Myfanwy Price
Release Date:27/01/1972
Lock Up Your Daughters
Character:Mrs Squeezum
Release Date:29/03/1969
Don't Just Stand There
Character:Sabine Manning
Release Date:03/09/1968
Dear Brigitte
Character:Vina Leaf
Release Date:08/01/1965
Mary Poppins
Character:Mrs. Banks
Release Date:17/12/1964
Papa's Delicate Condition
Character:Amberlyn Griffith
Release Date:06/03/1963
The Chapman Report
Character:Teresa Harnish
Release Date:05/10/1962
The Cabinet of Caligari
Character:Jane Lindstrom
Release Date:25/05/1962
The Sundowners
Character:Mrs. Firth
Release Date:08/12/1960
The Spider's Web
Character:Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Release Date:01/11/1960
Last of the Few
Character:Self / Narrator
Release Date:27/04/1960
Shake Hands with the Devil
Character:Kitty Brady
Release Date:24/06/1959
Another Time, Another Place
Character:Kay Trevor
Release Date:02/05/1958
All Mine to Give
Character:Jo Eunson
Release Date:13/11/1957
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Sporting Lady's Companion
Release Date:17/10/1956
Loser Takes All
Character:Cary
Release Date:09/09/1956
The Court Jester
Character:Maid Jean
Release Date:24/12/1955
Josephine and Men
Character:Josephine Luton
Release Date:09/11/1955
Mad About Men
Character:Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
Release Date:16/11/1954
The Beachcomber
Character:Martha Jones
Release Date:10/08/1954
The Seekers
Character:Marion Southey
Release Date:22/06/1954
The Weak and the Wicked
Character:Jean Raymond
Release Date:02/02/1954
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Character:Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Release Date:26/10/1953
Personal Affair
Character:Barbara Vining
Release Date:20/10/1953
The Sword and the Rose
Character:Princess Mary Tudor
Release Date:23/07/1953
The Card
Character:Ruth Earp
Release Date:25/02/1952
The Magic Box
Character:May Jones
Release Date:01/01/1952
Appointment with Venus
Character:Nicola Fallaize
Release Date:08/10/1951
No Highway in the Sky
Character:Marjorie Corder
Release Date:28/06/1951
Encore
Character:Stella Cotman
Release Date:11/06/1951
Flesh and Blood
Character:Katherine Manley
Release Date:06/03/1951
State Secret
Character:Lisa Robinson
Release Date:11/09/1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
Character:Mimi Warburton
Release Date:07/09/1949
Helter Skelter
Character:Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1949
Third Time Lucky
Character:Joan Burns
Release Date:06/01/1949
Miranda
Character:Miranda Trewella
Release Date:06/04/1948
An Ideal Husband
Character:Mabel Chiltern
Release Date:14/11/1947
Frieda
Character:Judy Dawson
Release Date:19/06/1947
This Man Is Mine
Character:Millie
Release Date:12/09/1946
Perfect Strangers
Character:Dizzy Clayton
Release Date:15/10/1945
The Halfway House
Character:Gwyneth
Release Date:02/04/1944
The Adventures of Tartu
Character:Paula Palacek
Release Date:01/10/1943
49th Parallel
Character:Anna
Release Date:24/11/1941
The Prime Minister
Character:Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
Release Date:04/03/1941
The Briggs Family
Character:Sheila Briggs
Release Date:07/09/1940
Under Your Hat
Character:Winnie
Release Date:01/09/1940
The Thief of Bagdad
Character:Princess's Maid (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1940
On the Night of the Fire
Character:Mary
Release Date:26/10/1939
Prison Without Bars
Character:Nina
Release Date:20/09/1938
South Riding
Character:Midge Carne
Release Date:01/08/1938
Murder in the Family
Character:Marjorie Osborne
Release Date:01/01/1938
Television Appearances
Coming of Age
Character:
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Bridget O'Hara
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Character:Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
Cheers
Character:Mrs. Helen Chambers
The Love Boat
Character:Edna Miles
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Batman
Character:Lady Penelope Peasoup
12 O'Clock High
Character:Jennifer Heath
Glynis
Character:
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
Burke's Law
Character:Steffi Bernard
Vacation Playhouse
Character:Glynis Granville
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Character:Leah Marquand
The Beachcomber
Character:Rosalind Metcalf
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
Dr. Kildare
Character:Sister Brigid Marie
The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Emily Foster
The Defenders
Character:Catherine Collins
The Roaring 20's
Character:
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Esther Holmes
Naked City
Character:Miss Arlington
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Character:Lou McNamara
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Character:The Girl
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Alma
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:
Your Show of Shows
Character:
Studio One
Character:Lily Snape
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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