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Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

ActingBorn: October 28, 1929in Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UKDied: January 16, 2025

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.

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018Documentary

as Herself

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018Documentary

as Self

Knife Edge

Knife Edge

as Marjorie Blake

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Curious George

Curious George

as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

as Beatrice Fairfield

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

as Mrs. Palfrey

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

as Mother Superior

I Am David

I Am David

as Sophie

Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

as Mrs. Virginia Arness

Callas Forever

Callas Forever

as Sarah Keller

Global Heresy

Global Heresy

as Lady Foxley

Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley

as Narrator

Bailey's Mistake

Bailey's Mistake

as Aunt Angie

Frankie & Hazel

Frankie & Hazel

as Phoebe Harkness

Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden

as Martha Sowerby

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

as Baylene (voice)

Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

as Mrs Bartholomew

Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

as Mary Wallace

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

as Jeanne Vertefeuille

Encore! Encore!

as Marie Pinoni

Dance with Me

Dance with Me

as Bea Johnson

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

as Nanny

Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

as Françoise's Grandmother

Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

as Mrs. Crawford

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Fairfax

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

as Harriet Hibbons

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

as Mrs. Linzer

Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento

as Marge Morrisey

A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

as Grandma

The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native

as Frau Yeobright

A Place for Annie

A Place for Annie

as Dorothy

On Promised Land

On Promised Land

as Mrs. Appletree

Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

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The Clothes in the Wardrobe

as Mrs. Monro

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

as Teacher

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as Martha Wilson

Stalin

Stalin

as Olga

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

as Poncia

Enchanted April

Enchanted April

as Mrs Fisher

Avalon

Avalon

as Eva Krichinsky

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

as Nadja

And a Nightingale Sang

And a Nightingale Sang

as Mam

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

as Nellie

Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers

as Cissie Colpitts

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Lady Bracknell

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

as Meg Bowles

Revolution

Revolution

as Mrs. McConnahay

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Meg

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Lady Bracknell

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Mrs. Monro

Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life

1982Documentary

as Self

Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle

as Norma Bates

All for Love

as Edith

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

as Phyllis Grimshaw

A Dedicated Man

A Dedicated Man

as Edith

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

as Edith Frank-Holländer

Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

as Lady Pitts

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

as Rosa

Equus

Equus

as Dora Strang

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Rosa

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Lady Pitts

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

as Portia

Great Performances

Great Performances

as Self

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

as Viola

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

as Masha

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967Documentary

as Unknown

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Lisa

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

as Sonya

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

as Jean Rice

Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

as Agnes Cole

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Arlette Le Boeuf

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

as A Young Actress /Pip

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Yeobright

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dorothy

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Adriana

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Phoebe

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee