Acting credits
96
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Glynis Johns
Acting
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Movies: 65Series: 31
TMDB ID: 5826
IMDb ID: nm0424318
Known for: Acting
Born: October 5, 1923
Died: January 4, 2024
Age: 100
Place of birth: Pretoria, South Africa
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1938 - 2013
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q272579
Also known as
Glynnis Johns • Glynis Margaret P. Johns • Глинис Джонс
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Glynis Johns.
as Self (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim
2013 • Movie
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009 • Movie
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 • Movie
as Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004 • Movie
as Grandma
Superstar
1999 • Movie
as Elsie
While You Were Sleeping
1995 • Movie
as Darjeeling (voice)
The Secret Garden
1994 • Movie
as Rose Chasseur
The Ref
1994 • Movie
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 • Movie
as Co-Co
Zelly & Me
1988 • Movie
as Sister Anne
Nukie
1987 • Movie
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984 • Movie
as Aunt Mary
Spraggue
1984 • Movie
as Mrs. Amworth
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977 • Movie
as Swallow (voice)
The Happy Prince
1974 • Movie
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
The Vault of Horror
1973 • Movie
as Myfanwy Price
Under Milk Wood
1972 • Movie
as Mrs Squeezum
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969 • Movie
as Sabine Manning
Don't Just Stand There
1968 • Movie
as Vina Leaf
Dear Brigitte
1965 • Movie
as Mrs. Banks
Mary Poppins
1964 • Movie
as Amberlyn Griffith
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 • Movie
as Teresa Harnish
The Chapman Report
1962 • Movie
as Jane Lindstrom
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Glynis Johns.
as Bridget O'Hara • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan • 2 eps
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982 • Series
as Mrs. Helen Chambers • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Edna Miles • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Lorraine Barrie • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
as Lady Penelope Peasoup • 4 eps
Batman
1966 • Series
as Jennifer Heath • 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1964 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 • Series
as Steffi Bernard • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1963 • Series
as Glynis Granville • 1 eps
Vacation Playhouse
1963 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Leah Marquand • 1 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 • Series
as Self - Co-Host • 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Sister Brigid Marie • 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
1961 • Series
as Emily Foster • 1 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961 • Series
as Catherine Collins • 1 eps
The Defenders
1961 • Series
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown • 1 eps
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 • Series
1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1960 • Series
as Esther Holmes • 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
1959 • Series
as Miss Arlington • 1 eps
Naked City
1958 • Series
as The Girl • 1 eps
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956 • Series