Acting credits
92
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Glynis Johns
Acting
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Movies: 64Series: 28
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: 6.58
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.
7.1
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
as (archive footage)
2009 Movie
8.0
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
as Self
2004 Movie
5.3
Superstar
as Grandma
1999 Movie
7.0
While You Were Sleeping
as Elsie
1995 Movie
5.7
The Secret Garden
as Darjeeling (voice)
1994 Movie
6.5
The Ref
as Rose Chasseur
1994 Movie
7.4
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
1988 Movie
5.7
Zelly & Me
as Co-Co
1988 Movie
2.1
Nukie
as Sister Anne
1987 Movie
6.3
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984 Movie
Spraggue
as Aunt Mary
1984 Movie
5.0
Three Dangerous Ladies
as Mrs. Amworth
1977 Movie
5.5
The Happy Prince
as Swallow (voice)
1974 Movie
6.3
The Vault of Horror
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
1973 Movie
5.9
Under Milk Wood
as Myfanwy Price
1972 Movie
4.5
Lock Up Your Daughters
as Mrs Squeezum
1969 Movie
5.5
Don't Just Stand There
as Sabine Manning
1968 Movie
6.4
Dear Brigitte
as Vina Leaf
1965 Movie
7.6
Mary Poppins
as Mrs. Banks
1964 Movie
5.4
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Amberlyn Griffith
1963 Movie
4.9
The Chapman Report
as Teresa Harnish
1962 Movie
6.3
The Cabinet of Caligari
as Jane Lindstrom
1962 Movie
6.7
The Sundowners
as Mrs. Firth
1960 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Glynis Johns.
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Bridget O'Hara • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.4
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Mrs. Helen Chambers • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Edna Miles • 1 eps
1977 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1968 Series
7.3
Batman
as Lady Penelope Peasoup • 4 eps
1966 Series
7.2
12 O'Clock High
as Jennifer Heath • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as Steffi Bernard • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
as Glynis Granville • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Leah Marquand • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host • 5 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Sister Brigid Marie • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Emily Foster • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Catherine Collins • 1 eps
1961 Series
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
1960 Series
5.7
Adventures in Paradise
as Esther Holmes • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.5
Naked City
as Miss Arlington • 1 eps
1958 Series
The Errol Flynn Theatre
as The Girl • 1 eps
1956 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Alma • 1 eps
1953 Series