Joan Plowright
Born October 28, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
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as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
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Age: 78
Curious George
2006
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as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
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Age: 76
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
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as Mrs. Palfrey
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Age: 76
George and the Dragon
2004
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as Mother Superior
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Age: 74
Bringing Down the House
2003
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as Mrs. Virginia Arness
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Age: 73
Callas Forever
2002
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as Sarah Keller
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Age: 72
Global Heresy
2002
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as Lady Foxley
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Age: 72
Frankie & Hazel
2000
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as Phoebe Harkness
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Age: 70
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
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as Martha Sowerby
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Age: 70
Dinosaur
2000
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as Baylene (voice)
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Age: 70
Tea with Mussolini
1999
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as Mary Wallace
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Age: 69
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998
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as Jeanne Vertefeuille
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Age: 69
Dance with Me
1998
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as Bea Johnson
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Age: 68
101 Dalmatians
1996
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as Nanny
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Age: 67
Surviving Picasso
1996
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as Françoise's Grandmother
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Age: 66
Mr. Wrong
1996
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as Mrs. Crawford
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Age: 66
Jane Eyre
1996
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as Mrs. Fairfax
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Age: 66
The Scarlet Letter
1995
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as Harriet Hibbons
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Age: 65
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
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as Mrs. Linzer
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Age: 65
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
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as Mrs. Monro
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Age: 64
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Teacher
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Age: 63
Dennis the Menace
1993
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as Martha Wilson
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Age: 63
Stalin
1992
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as Olga
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Age: 63
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991
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as Poncia
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Age: 62
Enchanted April
1991
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as Mrs Fisher
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Age: 62
Avalon
1990
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as Eva Krichinsky
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Age: 60
I Love You to Death
1990
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as Nadja
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Age: 60
And a Nightingale Sang
1989
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as Mam
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Age: 59
The Dressmaker
1988
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as Nellie
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Age: 59
Drowning by Numbers
1988
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as Cissie Colpitts
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Age: 58
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
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as Lady Bracknell
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Age: 58
The Birthday Party
1987
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as Meg Bowles
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Age: 57
Revolution
1985
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as Mrs. McConnahay
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Age: 56
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
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as Self
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Age: 52
Britannia Hospital
1982
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as Phyllis Grimshaw
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Age: 52
The Diary of Anne Frank
1980
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as Edith Frank-Holländer
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Age: 51
Daphne Laureola
1978
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as Lady Pitts
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Age: 48
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
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as Rosa
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Age: 48
The Merchant of Venice
1973
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as Portia
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Age: 43
Uncle Vanya
1963
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as Sonya
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Age: 34
The Entertainer
1960
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as Jean Rice
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Age: 30
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955
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as A Young Actress /Pip
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Age: 25