Glynis Johns
Born October 05, 1923 (Age: 102)
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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.
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
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 85
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 81
Superstar
1999
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as Grandma
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Age: 76
While You Were Sleeping
1995
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as Elsie
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Age: 71
The Ref
1994
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as Rose Chasseur
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Age: 70
No Image
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
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as Self - Interviewee
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Age: 70
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
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as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
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Age: 65
Zelly & Me
1988
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as Co-Co
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Age: 64
Nukie
1987
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as Sister Anne
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Age: 63
The Happy Prince
1974
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as Swallow (voice)
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Age: 51
The Vault of Horror
1973
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as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
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Age: 49
Under Milk Wood
1972
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as Myfanwy Price
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Age: 48
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
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as Mrs Squeezum
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Age: 45
Dear Brigitte
1965
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as Vina Leaf
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Age: 41
Mary Poppins
1964
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as Mrs. Banks
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Age: 41
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
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as Amberlyn Griffith
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Age: 39
The Chapman Report
1962
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as Teresa Harnish
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Age: 39
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
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as Jane Lindstrom
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Age: 38
The Sundowners
1960
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as Mrs. Firth
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Age: 37
The Spider's Web
1960
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as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
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Age: 37
No Image
Last of the Few
1960
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as Self / Narrator
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Age: 36
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
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as Kitty Brady
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Age: 35
Another Time, Another Place
1958
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as Kay Trevor
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Age: 34
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
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as Sporting Lady's Companion
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Age: 33
Loser Takes All
1956
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as Cary
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Age: 32
The Court Jester
1955
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as Maid Jean
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Age: 32
Josephine and Men
1955
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as Josephine Luton
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Age: 32
Mad About Men
1954
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as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
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Age: 31
The Beachcomber
1954
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as Martha Jones
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Age: 30
The Seekers
1954
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as Marion Southey
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Age: 30
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
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as Jean Raymond
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Age: 30
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
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as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
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Age: 30
Personal Affair
1953
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as Barbara Vining
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Age: 30
The Sword and the Rose
1953
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as Princess Mary Tudor
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Age: 29
State Secret
1950
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as Lisa Robinson
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Age: 26
Perfect Strangers
1945
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as Dizzy Clayton
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Age: 22
49th Parallel
1941
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as Anna
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Age: 18
The Prime Minister
1941
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as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
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Age: 17