Glynis Johns

Birthday: 1923-10-05
Birthplace: Pretoria, South Africa
Gender: Female
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Owned By: Unowned
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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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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1961 38 The Sundowners (1960) Supporting Actress Nom 0
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Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
1999-10-08 Superstar Grandma
1995-04-21 While You Were Sleeping Elsie
1994-11-05 The Secret Garden Darjeeling (voice)
1994-03-09 The Ref Rose Chasseur
1988-10-16 Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Ms. Grimwood (voice)
1988-04-15 Zelly & Me Co-Co
1987-07-01 Nukie Sister Anne
1984-08-29 The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984-06-29 Spraggue Aunt Mary
1977-06-05 Three Dangerous Ladies Mrs. Amworth
1975-01-01 Mrs. Amworth Mrs. Amworth
1974-12-02 The Happy Prince Swallow (voice)
1973-03-16 The Vault of Horror Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
1972-01-27 Under Milk Wood Myfanwy Price
1969-03-29 Lock Up Your Daughters Mrs Squeezum
1968-09-03 Don't Just Stand There Sabine Manning
1965-01-08 Dear Brigitte Vina Leaf
1964-12-17 Mary Poppins Mrs. Banks
1963-03-06 Papa's Delicate Condition Amberlyn Griffith
1962-10-05 The Chapman Report Teresa Harnish
1962-05-25 The Cabinet of Caligari Jane Lindstrom
1960-12-08 The Sundowners Mrs. Firth
1960-11-01 The Spider's Web Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1959-06-24 Shake Hands with the Devil Kitty Brady
1958-05-02 Another Time, Another Place Kay Trevor
1957-11-13 All Mine to Give Jo Eunson
1956-10-17 Around the World in Eighty Days Sporting Lady's Companion
1956-09-09 Loser Takes All Cary
1955-12-24 The Court Jester Maid Jean
1955-11-09 Josephine and Men Josephine Luton
1954-11-16 Mad About Men Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
1954-08-10 The Beachcomber Martha Jones
1954-06-22 The Seekers Marion Southey
1954-02-02 The Weak and the Wicked Jean Raymond
1953-10-26 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
1953-10-20 Personal Affair Barbara Vining
1953-07-23 The Sword and the Rose Princess Mary Tudor
1952-02-25 The Card Ruth Earp
1952-01-01 The Magic Box May Jones
1951-10-08 Appointment with Venus Nicola Fallaize
1951-06-28 No Highway in the Sky Marjorie Corder
1951-06-11 Encore Stella Cotman
1951-03-06 Flesh and Blood Katherine Manley
1950-09-11 State Secret Lisa Robinson
1949-09-07 Dear Mr. Prohack Mimi Warburton
1949-01-07 Helter Skelter Miranda Trewella
1949-01-06 Third Time Lucky Joan Burns
1948-04-06 Miranda Miranda Trewella
1947-11-14 An Ideal Husband Mabel Chiltern
1947-06-19 Frieda Judy Dawson
1946-09-12 This Man Is Mine Millie
1945-10-15 Perfect Strangers Dizzy Clayton
1944-02-01 The Halfway House Gwyneth
1943-10-01 The Adventures of Tartu Paula Palacek
1941-11-24 49th Parallel Anna
1940-09-07 The Briggs Family Sheila Briggs
1940-09-01 Under Your Hat Winnie
1940-02-19 The Thief of Bagdad Princess's Maid (uncredited)
1939-10-26 On the Night of the Fire Mary
1938-09-20 Prison Without Bars Nina
1938-08-01 South Riding Midge Carne
1938-01-01 Murder in the Family Marjorie Osborne