Joan Plowright
October 28, 1929 (95 years old) in Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is 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
Credits
- 2018 ·Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Lifeas Herself
- 2018 ·Nothing Like a Dameas Self
- 2009 ·Knife Edgeas Marjorie Blake
- 2008 ·The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
- 2006 ·Curious Georgeas Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
- 2006 ·Goose on the Looseas Beatrice Fairfield
- 2005 ·Mrs Palfrey at The Claremontas Mrs. Palfrey
- 2004 ·George and the Dragonas Mother Superior
- 2003 ·I Am Davidas Sophie
- 2003 ·Bringing Down the Houseas Mrs. Virginia Arness
- 2002 ·Callas Foreveras Sarah Keller
- 2002 ·Global Heresyas Lady Foxley
- 2001 ·Scrooge and Marleyas Narrator
- 2001 ·Bailey's Mistakeas Aunt Angie
- 2000 ·Frankie & Hazelas Phoebe Harkness
- 2000 ·Back to the Secret Gardenas Martha Sowerby
- 2000 ·Dinosauras Baylene (voice)
- 1999 ·Tom's Midnight Gardenas Mrs Bartholomew
- 1999 ·Tea with Mussolinias Mary Wallace
- 1998 ·Aldrich Ames: Traitor Withinas Jeanne Vertefeuille
- 1998 ·Encore! Encore!as
- 1998 ·Dance with Meas Bea Johnson
- 1996 ·101 Dalmatiansas Nanny
- 1996 ·Surviving Picassoas Françoise's Grandmother
- 1996 ·Mr. Wrongas Mrs. Crawford
- 1996 ·Jane Eyreas Mrs. Fairfax
- 1995 ·The Scarlet Letteras Harriet Hibbons
- 1995 ·A Pyromaniac's Love Storyas Mrs. Linzer
- 1995 ·Hotel Sorrentoas Marge Morrisey
- 1995 ·A Pin for the Butterflyas Grandma
- 1994 ·The Return of the Nativeas Frau Yeobright
- 1994 ·A Place for Annieas Dorothy
- 1994 ·On Promised Landas Mrs. Appletree
- 1994 ·Widows' Peakas Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
- 1993 ·The Summer Houseas Mrs. Monro
- 1993 ·Last Action Heroas Teacher
- 1993 ·Dennis the Menaceas Martha Wilson
- 1992 ·Stalinas Olga
- 1991 ·The House of Bernarda Albaas Poncia
- 1991 ·Enchanted Aprilas Mrs Fisher
- 1990 ·Avalonas Eva Krichinsky
- 1990 ·I Love You to Deathas Nadja
- 1989 ·And a Nightingale Sangas Mam
- 1988 ·The Dressmakeras Nellie
- 1988 ·Drowning by Numbersas Cissie Colpitts 1
- 1988 ·The Importance of Being Earnestas Lady Bracknell
- 1987 ·The Birthday Partyas Meg Bowles
- 1985 ·Revolutionas Mrs. McConnahay
- 1985 ·Theatre Nightas Meg
- 1982 ·Brimstone & Treacleas Norma Bates
- 1982 ·Britannia Hospitalas Phyllis Grimshaw
- 1982 ·A Dedicated Manas Edith
- 1980 ·The Diary of Anne Frankas Edith Frank-Holländer
- 1978 ·Daphne Laureolaas Lady Pitts
- 1978 ·Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas Rosa
- 1977 ·Equusas Dora Strang
- 1976 ·Laurence Olivier Presentsas Rosa
- 1976 ·Laurence Olivier Presentsas Lady Pitts
- 1973 ·The Merchant of Veniceas Portia
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1970 ·Twelfth Nightas Viola
- 1970 ·Three Sistersas Masha
- 1963 ·Uncle Vanyaas Sonya
- 1960 ·The Entertaineras Jean Rice
- 1957 ·Time Without Pityas Agnes Cole
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mrs. Yeobright
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dorothy
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Winner