Glynis Johns
Known for: Acting
Born: October 5, 1923
Died: January 4, 2024
Place of birth: Pretoria, South Africa
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
69 movies · 36 TV shows, newest first
7.1
Six by Sondheim
2013
NR
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
7.3
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
7.7
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
5.3
Superstar
1999
7.0
While You Were Sleeping
1995
5.9
The Secret Garden
1994
6.6
The Ref
1994NR
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
7.4
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
5.8
Zelly & Me
19887.0
Coming of Age
1988
2.2
Nukie
1987
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.0
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
7.0
Spraggue
1984
5.8
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
7.6
Cheers
1982
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
6.0
Three Dangerous Ladies
19776.5
Mrs. Amworth
1975
6.2
The Happy Prince
1974
6.4
The Vault of Horror
1973
6.1
Under Milk Wood
1972
6.1
Great Performances
1971
6.0
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
7.0
Don't Just Stand There
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
7.3
Batman
1966
6.4
Dear Brigitte
1965
7.5
Mary Poppins
1964
7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964
10.0
Glynis
1963
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
19638.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963
5.5
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
5.1
The Chapman Report
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
6.4
The Cabinet of Caligari
19629.0
The Beachcomber
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
7.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
7.2
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
6.7
The Sundowners
1960
6.6
The Spider's Web
1960
NR
The Roaring 20's
196010.0
Last of the Few
1960
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
6.5
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
5.8
Another Time, Another Place
1958
6.3
All Mine to Give
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
9.0
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
6.0
Loser Takes All
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
7.3
The Court Jester
1955
6.4
Josephine and Men
1955
6.5
Mad About Men
1954
6.2
The Beachcomber
1954
6.4
The Seekers
1954
6.5
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
5.2
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
6.3
Personal Affair
1953
6.4
The Sword and the Rose
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.0
The Card
1952
6.5
The Magic Box
1952
5.7
Appointment with Venus
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.0
No Highway in the Sky
1951
6.2
Encore
1951
7.0
Flesh and Blood
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.9
State Secret
1950
7.3
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.4
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
6.4
Helter Skelter
1949
7.5
Third Time Lucky
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.2
Miranda
1948
6.5
An Ideal Husband
1947
5.6
Frieda
1947
10.0
This Man Is Mine
1946
6.6
Perfect Strangers
1945
6.5
The Halfway House
1944
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
6.2
The Adventures of Tartu
1943
7.0
49th Parallel
1941
6.5
The Prime Minister
1941
7.0
The Briggs Family
1940
6.3
Under Your Hat
1940
7.1
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
5.4
On the Night of the Fire
1939
7.5
Prison Without Bars
1938
6.6
South Riding
19389.0
Murder in the Family
1938