Glynis Johns
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2013 · Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's as Self (archive)
- 2004 · Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' as Self
- 1999 · Superstar as Grandma
- 1995 · While You Were Sleeping as Elsie
- 1994 · The Secret Garden as Darjeeling (voice)
- 1994 · The Ref as Rose Chasseur
- 1988 · Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
- 1988 · Zelly & Me as Co-Co
- 1988 · Coming of Age as
- 1987 · Nukie as Sister Anne
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Bridget O'Hara
- 1984 · The Crime of Ovide Plouffe as
- 1984 · Spraggue as Aunt Mary
- 1982 · Little Gloria... Happy at Last as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
- 1982 · Cheers as Mrs. Helen Chambers
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Edna Miles
- 1977 · Three Dangerous Ladies as Mrs. Amworth
- 1975 · Mrs. Amworth as Mrs. Amworth
- 1974 · The Happy Prince as Swallow (voice)
- 1973 · The Vault of Horror as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
- 1972 · Under Milk Wood as Myfanwy Price
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1969 · Lock Up Your Daughters as Mrs Squeezum
- 1968 · Don't Just Stand There as Sabine Manning
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1966 · Batman as Lady Penelope Peasoup
- 1965 · Dear Brigitte as Vina Leaf
- 1964 · Mary Poppins as Mrs. Banks
- 1964 · 12 O'Clock High as Jennifer Heath
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · Glynis as
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Steffi Bernard
- 1963 · Vacation Playhouse as Glynis Granville
- 1963 · Papa's Delicate Condition as Amberlyn Griffith
- 1962 · The Chapman Report as Teresa Harnish
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Lloyd Bridges Show as Leah Marquand
- 1962 · The Cabinet of Caligari as Jane Lindstrom
- 1962 · The Beachcomber as Rosalind Metcalf
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Sister Brigid Marie
- 1961 · The DuPont Show of the Week as Emily Foster
- 1961 · The Defenders as Catherine Collins
- 1960 · The Sundowners as Mrs. Firth
- 1960 · The Spider's Web as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- 1960 · The Roaring 20's as
- 1960 · Last of the Few as Self / Narrator
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Esther Holmes
- 1959 · Shake Hands with the Devil as Kitty Brady
- 1958 · Naked City as Miss Arlington
- 1958 · Another Time, Another Place as Kay Trevor
- 1957 · All Mine to Give as Jo Eunson
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1956 · Around the World in Eighty Days as Sporting Lady's Companion
- 1956 · The Errol Flynn Theatre as Lou McNamara
- 1956 · The Errol Flynn Theatre as The Girl
- 1956 · Loser Takes All as Cary
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner
- 1955 · The Court Jester as Maid Jean
- 1955 · Josephine and Men as Josephine Luton
- 1954 · Mad About Men as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
- 1954 · The Beachcomber as Martha Jones
- 1954 · The Seekers as Marion Southey
- 1954 · The Weak and the Wicked as Jean Raymond
- 1953 · Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
- 1953 · Personal Affair as Barbara Vining
- 1953 · The Sword and the Rose as Princess Mary Tudor
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self (archive footage)
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Alma
- 1952 · The Card as Ruth Earp
- 1952 · The Magic Box as May Jones
- 1951 · Appointment with Venus as Nicola Fallaize
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · No Highway in the Sky as Marjorie Corder
- 1951 · Encore as Stella Cotman
- 1951 · Flesh and Blood as Katherine Manley
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as
- 1950 · State Secret as Lisa Robinson
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1949 · Dear Mr. Prohack as Mimi Warburton
- 1949 · Helter Skelter as Miranda Trewella
- 1949 · Third Time Lucky as Joan Burns
- 1948 · Studio One as Lily Snape
- 1948 · Miranda as Miranda Trewella
- 1947 · An Ideal Husband as Mabel Chiltern
- 1947 · Frieda as Judy Dawson
- 1946 · This Man Is Mine as Millie
- 1945 · Perfect Strangers as Dizzy Clayton
- 1944 · The Halfway House as Gwyneth
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1943 · The Adventures of Tartu as Paula Palacek
- 1941 · 49th Parallel as Anna
- 1940 · The Briggs Family as Sheila Briggs
- 1940 · Under Your Hat as Winnie
- 1940 · The Thief of Bagdad as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
- 1939 · On the Night of the Fire as Mary
- 1938 · Prison Without Bars as Nina
- 1938 · South Riding as Midge Carne
- 1938 · Murder in the Family as Marjorie Osborne