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Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (28 October 1929 - 16 January 2025), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career she has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards. Joan Plowright is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year.

Born

Oct 28, 1929

Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died

Jan 16, 2025

Known For

Acting

Movies

62 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 • as Nanny
★ 5.9
Dinosaur
Dinosaur
2000 • as Baylene (voice)
★ 6.6
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
1993 • as Teacher
★ 6.5
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 • as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
★ 6.7
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
1993 • as Martha Wilson
★ 5.9
Curious George
Curious George
2006 • as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
★ 6.5
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House
2003 • as Mrs. Virginia Arness
★ 6.0
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
1995 • as Harriet Hibbons
★ 6.1
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1996 • as Mrs. Fairfax
★ 6.9
Avalon
Avalon
1990 • as Eva Krichinsky
★ 6.7
I Love You to Death
I Love You to Death
1990 • as Nadja
★ 6.4
George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon
2004 • as Mother Superior
★ 5.5
Dance with Me
Dance with Me
1998 • as Bea Johnson
★ 6.9
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini
1999 • as Mary Wallace
★ 6.4
Revolution
Revolution
1985 • as Mrs. McConnahay
★ 5.4
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 • as Phyllis Grimshaw
★ 6.2
Laurence Olivier: A Life
★ 10.0
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970 • as Viola
★ 6.5
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity
1957 • as Agnes Cole
★ 6.5
Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak
1994 • as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
★ 6.4
I Am David
I Am David
2003 • as Sophie
★ 6.8
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers
1988 • as Cissie Colpitts
★ 7.0
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
2018 • as Self
★ 6.8
Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso
1996 • as Françoise's Grandmother
★ 5.8
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native
1994 • as Frau Yeobright
★ 6.2
Enchanted April
Enchanted April
1991 • as Mrs Fisher
★ 6.7
Stalin
Stalin
1992 • as Olga
★ 5.3
Equus
Equus
1977 • as Dora Strang
★ 7.0
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999 • as Mrs Bartholomew
★ 6.1
Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong
1996 • as Mrs. Crawford
★ 4.1
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
1973 • as Portia
★ 8.5
Callas Forever
Callas Forever
2002 • as Sarah Keller
★ 6.5
Frankie & Hazel
Frankie & Hazel
2000 • as Phoebe Harkness
★ 5.2
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005 • as Mrs. Palfrey
★ 6.8
A Place for Annie
A Place for Annie
1994 • as Dorothy
★ 6.1
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993 • as Mrs. Monro
★ 6.0
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998 • as Jeanne Vertefeuille
★ 6.2
Back to the Secret Garden
Back to the Secret Garden
2000 • as Martha Sowerby
★ 6.4
Knife Edge
Knife Edge
2009 • as Marjorie Blake
★ 4.5
Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle
1982 • as Norma Bates
★ 5.9
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
1970 • as Masha
★ 4.3
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995 • as Mrs. Linzer
★ 5.3
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
1963 • as Sonya
★ 5.5
Bailey's Mistake
Bailey's Mistake
2001 • as Aunt Angie
★ 6.0
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
1980 • as Edith Frank-Holländer
★ 5.8
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 • as Jean Rice
★ 6.2
A Dedicated Man
A Dedicated Man
1982 • as Edith
★ 10.0
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
1988 • as Nellie
★ 4.6
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988 • as Lady Bracknell
★ 5.4
The House of Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991 • as Poncia
Global Heresy
Global Heresy
2002 • as Lady Foxley
★ 5.0
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose
2006 • as Beatrice Fairfield
★ 5.3
A Pin for the Butterfly
A Pin for the Butterfly
1995 • as Grandma
★ 5.6
And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang
1989 • as Mam
★ 5.2
Hotel Sorrento
Hotel Sorrento
1995 • as Marge Morrisey
★ 6.9
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955 • as A Young Actress /Pip
★ 7.0
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
1987 • as Meg Bowles
★ 6.8
Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola
1978 • as Lady Pitts
★ 7.5
Scrooge and Marley
Scrooge and Marley
2001 • as Narrator
★ 9.2
On Promised Land
On Promised Land
1994 • as Mrs. Appletree
★ 7.5
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
★ 7.0