Person
Joan Plowright
Acting · 1929–2025 · 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.
Known for
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Screen Two
Mrs. Monro
Great Performances
Self
The Oscars
Self
Omnibus
1967
ITV Playhouse
Lisa
Sunday Night Theatre
Adriana
101 Dalmatians
Nanny
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
Dennis the Menace
Martha Wilson
Filmography
- 2018Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from LifeHerself
- 2018Nothing Like a DameSelf
- 2009Knife EdgeMarjorie Blake
- 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesAunt Lucinda Spiderwick
- 2006Curious GeorgeMs. Plushbottom (voice)
- 2006Goose on the LooseBeatrice Fairfield
- 2005Mrs Palfrey at The ClaremontMrs. Palfrey
- 2004George and the DragonMother Superior
- 2003I Am DavidSophie
- 2003Bringing Down the HouseMrs. Virginia Arness
- 2002Callas ForeverSarah Keller
- 2002Global HeresyLady Foxley
- 2001Scrooge and MarleyNarrator
- 2001Bailey's MistakeAunt Angie
- 2000Frankie & HazelPhoebe Harkness
- 2000Back to the Secret GardenMartha Sowerby
- 2000DinosaurBaylene (voice)
- 1999Tom's Midnight GardenMrs Bartholomew
- 1999Tea with MussoliniMary Wallace
- 1998Aldrich Ames: Traitor WithinJeanne Vertefeuille
- 1998Encore! Encore!Marie Pinoni
- 1998Dance with MeBea Johnson
- 1996101 DalmatiansNanny
- 1996Surviving PicassoFrançoise's Grandmother
- 1996Mr. WrongMrs. Crawford
- 1996Jane EyreMrs. Fairfax
- 1995The Scarlet LetterHarriet Hibbons
- 1995A Pyromaniac's Love StoryMrs. Linzer
- 1995Hotel SorrentoMarge Morrisey
- 1995A Pin for the ButterflyGrandma
- 1994The Return of the NativeFrau Yeobright
- 1994A Place for AnnieDorothy
- 1994On Promised LandMrs. Appletree
- 1994Widows' PeakMrs. Doyle-Counihan
- 1993The Clothes in the WardrobeMrs. Monro
- 1993Last Action HeroTeacher
- 1993Dennis the MenaceMartha Wilson
- 1992StalinOlga
- 1991The House of Bernarda AlbaPoncia
- 1991Enchanted AprilMrs Fisher
- 1990AvalonEva Krichinsky
- 1990I Love You to DeathNadja
- 1989And a Nightingale SangMam
- 1988The DressmakerNellie
- 1988Drowning by NumbersCissie Colpitts
- 1988The Importance of Being EarnestLady Bracknell
- 1987The Birthday PartyMeg Bowles
- 1985RevolutionMrs. McConnahay
- 1985Theatre NightMeg
- 1985Screen TwoMrs. Monro
- 1982Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf
- 1982Brimstone & TreacleNorma Bates
- 1982All for LoveEdith
- 1982Britannia HospitalPhyllis Grimshaw
- 1982A Dedicated ManEdith
- 1980The Diary of Anne FrankEdith Frank-Holländer
- 1978Daphne LaureolaLady Pitts
- 1978Saturday, Sunday, MondayRosa
- 1977EquusDora Strang
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsRosa
- 1973The Merchant of VenicePortia
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1970Twelfth NightViola
- 1970Three SistersMasha
- 1967Omnibus
- 1967ITV PlayhouseLisa
- 1963Uncle VanyaSonya
- 1960The EntertainerJean Rice
- 1957Time Without PityAgnes Cole
- 1957Theatre NightArlette Le Boeuf
- 1955Moby Dick—RehearsedA Young Actress /Pip
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Yeobright
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreAdriana
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
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