Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns (100)

1923-10-05 - 2024-01-04 | 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.

On Movies

  • Superstar
  • While You Were Sleeping
  • The Secret Garden
  • The Ref
  • Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
  • Zelly & Me
  • Nukie
  • The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
  • Spraggue
  • Three Dangerous Ladies
  • Mrs. Amworth
  • The Happy Prince
  • The Vault of Horror
  • Under Milk Wood
  • Lock Up Your Daughters
  • Don't Just Stand There
  • Dear Brigitte
  • Mary Poppins
  • Papa's Delicate Condition
  • The Chapman Report
  • The Cabinet of Caligari
  • The Sundowners
  • The Spider's Web
  • Shake Hands with the Devil
  • Another Time, Another Place
  • All Mine to Give
  • Around the World in Eighty Days
  • Loser Takes All
  • The Court Jester
  • Josephine and Men
  • Mad About Men
  • The Beachcomber
  • The Seekers
  • The Weak and the Wicked
  • Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
  • Personal Affair
  • The Sword and the Rose
  • The Card
  • The Magic Box
  • Appointment with Venus
  • No Highway in the Sky
  • Encore
  • Flesh and Blood
  • State Secret
  • Dear Mr. Prohack
  • Helter Skelter
  • Third Time Lucky
  • Miranda
  • An Ideal Husband
  • Frieda
  • This Man Is Mine
  • Perfect Strangers
  • The Halfway House
  • The Adventures of Tartu
  • 49th Parallel
  • The Briggs Family
  • Under Your Hat
  • The Thief of Bagdad
  • On the Night of the Fire
  • Prison Without Bars
  • South Riding
  • Murder in the Family

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