Glynis Johns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1923
- Died
- January 4, 2024 (aged 100)
- Birthplace
- Pretoria, South Africa
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.
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Filmography
Six by Sondheim
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Movie · as Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Movie · as Self
Superstar
Movie · as Grandma
While You Were Sleeping
Movie · as Elsie
The Ref
Movie · as Rose Chasseur
The Secret Garden
Movie · as Darjeeling (voice)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Zelly & Me
Movie · as Co-Co
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Movie · as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Coming of Age
TV · 16 eps
Nukie
Movie · as Sister Anne
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Movie
Spraggue
Movie · as Aunt Mary
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Bridget O'Hara · 1 ep
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
TV · as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan · 2 eps
Cheers
TV · as Mrs. Helen Chambers · 1 ep
Three Dangerous Ladies
Movie · as Mrs. Amworth
The Love Boat
TV · as Edna Miles · 1 ep
Mrs. Amworth
Movie · as Mrs. Amworth
The Happy Prince
Movie · as Swallow (voice)
The Vault of Horror
Movie · as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Myfanwy Price
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lock Up Your Daughters
Movie · as Mrs Squeezum
Don't Just Stand There
Movie · as Sabine Manning
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Lorraine Barrie · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Lady Penelope Peasoup · 4 eps
Dear Brigitte
Movie · as Vina Leaf
Mary Poppins
Movie · as Mrs. Banks
12 O'Clock High
TV · as Jennifer Heath · 1 ep
Papa's Delicate Condition
Movie · as Amberlyn Griffith
Burke's Law
TV · as Steffi Bernard · 1 ep
Glynis
TV · 14 eps
Vacation Playhouse
TV · as Glynis Granville · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Cabinet of Caligari
Movie · as Jane Lindstrom
The Chapman Report
Movie · as Teresa Harnish
The Beachcomber
TV · as Rosalind Metcalf · 1 ep
The Lloyd Bridges Show
TV · as Leah Marquand · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Sister Brigid Marie · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Catherine Collins · 1 ep
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV · as Emily Foster · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
Kraft Mystery Theatre
TV · as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown · 1 ep
The Sundowners
Movie · as Mrs. Firth
The Spider's Web
Movie · as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Last of the Few
Movie · as Self / Narrator
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
Shake Hands with the Devil
Movie · as Kitty Brady
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Esther Holmes · 1 ep
Another Time, Another Place
Movie · as Kay Trevor
Naked City
TV · as Miss Arlington · 1 ep
All Mine to Give
Movie · as Jo Eunson
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Loser Takes All
Movie · as Cary
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Sporting Lady's Companion
The Errol Flynn Theatre
TV · as Lou McNamara, The Girl · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Winner, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Court Jester
Movie · as Maid Jean
Josephine and Men
Movie · as Josephine Luton
The Seekers
Movie · as Marion Southey
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie · as Jean Raymond
Mad About Men
Movie · as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Beachcomber
Movie · as Martha Jones
The Sword and the Rose
Movie · as Princess Mary Tudor
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Movie · as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Personal Affair
Movie · as Barbara Vining
General Electric Theater
TV · as Alma · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Card
Movie · as Ruth Earp
The Magic Box
Movie · as May Jones
No Highway in the Sky
Movie · as Marjorie Corder
Appointment with Venus
Movie · as Nicola Fallaize
Encore
Movie · as Stella Cotman
Flesh and Blood
Movie · as Katherine Manley
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep
State Secret
Movie · as Lisa Robinson
Your Show of Shows
TV · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Dear Mr. Prohack
Movie · as Mimi Warburton
Third Time Lucky
Movie · as Joan Burns
Helter Skelter
Movie · as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Miranda
Movie · as Miranda Trewella
Studio One
TV · as Lily Snape · 1 ep
An Ideal Husband
Movie · as Mabel Chiltern
Frieda
Movie · as Judy Dawson
This Man Is Mine
Movie · as Millie
Perfect Strangers
Movie · as Dizzy Clayton
The Halfway House
Movie · as Gwyneth
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Adventures of Tartu
Movie · as Paula Palacek
49th Parallel
Movie · as Anna
The Prime Minister
Movie · as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
Under Your Hat
Movie · as Winnie
The Thief of Bagdad
Movie · as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
The Briggs Family
Movie · as Sheila Briggs
On the Night of the Fire
Movie · as Mary
Murder in the Family
Movie · as Marjorie Osborne
South Riding
Movie · as Midge Carne
Prison Without Bars
Movie · as Nina