Glynis Johns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1923
- Died
- January 4, 2024
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Six by Sondheim 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's 2009
as (archive footage)
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics 2008
as Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' 2004
as Self
Superstar 1999
as Grandma
While You Were Sleeping 1995
as Elsie
The Secret Garden 1994
as Darjeeling (voice)
The Ref 1994
as Rose Chasseur
- Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One 1993
as Self - Interviewee
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 1988
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Zelly & Me 1988
as Co-Co
Nukie 1987
as Sister Anne
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe 1984
Actor
Spraggue 1984
as Aunt Mary
Three Dangerous Ladies 1977
as Mrs. Amworth
- Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth 1975
as Mrs. Amworth
The Happy Prince 1974
as Swallow (voice)
The Vault of Horror 1973
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Under Milk Wood 1972
as Myfanwy Price
Lock Up Your Daughters 1969
as Mrs Squeezum
Don't Just Stand There 1968
as Sabine Manning
Dear Brigitte 1965
as Vina Leaf
Mary Poppins 1964
as Mrs. Banks
Papa's Delicate Condition 1963
as Amberlyn Griffith
The Chapman Report 1962
as Teresa Harnish
The Cabinet of Caligari 1962
as Jane Lindstrom
The Sundowners 1960
as Mrs. Firth
The Spider's Web 1960
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- Last of the Few
Last of the Few 1960
as Self / Narrator
Shake Hands with the Devil 1959
as Kitty Brady
Another Time, Another Place 1958
as Kay Trevor
All Mine to Give 1957
as Jo Eunson
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Sporting Lady's Companion
Loser Takes All 1956
as Cary
The Court Jester 1955
as Maid Jean
Josephine and Men 1955
as Josephine Luton
Mad About Men 1954
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Beachcomber 1954
as Martha Jones
The Seekers 1954
as Marion Southey
The Weak and the Wicked 1954
as Jean Raymond
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue 1953
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Personal Affair 1953
as Barbara Vining
The Sword and the Rose 1953
as Princess Mary Tudor
The Card 1952
as Ruth Earp
The Magic Box 1952
as May Jones
Appointment with Venus 1951
as Nicola Fallaize
No Highway in the Sky 1951
as Marjorie Corder
Encore 1951
as Stella Cotman
Flesh and Blood 1951
as Katherine Manley
State Secret 1950
as Lisa Robinson
Dear Mr. Prohack 1949
as Mimi Warburton
Helter Skelter 1949
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Third Time Lucky 1949
as Joan Burns
Miranda 1948
as Miranda Trewella
An Ideal Husband 1947
as Mabel Chiltern
Frieda 1947
as Judy Dawson
This Man Is Mine 1946
as Millie
Perfect Strangers 1945
as Dizzy Clayton
The Halfway House 1944
as Gwyneth
The Adventures of Tartu 1943
as Paula Palacek
49th Parallel 1941
as Anna
The Prime Minister 1941
as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
The Briggs Family 1940
as Sheila Briggs
Under Your Hat 1940
as Winnie
The Thief of Bagdad 1940
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
On the Night of the Fire 1939
as Mary
Prison Without Bars 1938
as Nina
South Riding 1938
as Midge Carne
- Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family 1938
as Marjorie Osborne
Credits from TMDB.