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.
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Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
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
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Zelly & Me
1988
as Co-Co
Coming of Age
1988
Nukie
1987
as Sister Anne
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bridget O'Hara
Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe
1984
Spraggue
1984
as Aunt Mary
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
Cheers
1982
as Mrs. Helen Chambers
The Love Boat
1977
as Edna Miles
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
as 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
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
as Mrs Squeezum
Don't Just Stand There
1968
as Sabine Manning
Batman
1966
as Lady Penelope Peasoup
Dear Brigitte
1965
as Vina Leaf
Mary Poppins
1964
as Mrs. Banks
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Jennifer Heath
Glynis
1963
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Steffi Bernard
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Glynis Granville
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Amberlyn Griffith
The Chapman Report
1962
as Teresa Harnish
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Leah Marquand
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
as Jane Lindstrom
The Beachcomber
1962
as Rosalind Metcalf
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sister Brigid Marie
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Emily Foster
The Defenders
1961
as Catherine Collins
The Sundowners
1960
as Mrs. Firth
The Spider's Web
1960
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The Roaring 20's
1960
Last of the Few
1960
as Self / Narrator
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Esther Holmes
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Kitty Brady
Naked City
1958
as Miss Arlington
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Kay Trevor
All Mine to Give
1957
as Jo Eunson
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956
as Sporting Lady's Companion
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Lou McNamara
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as The Girl
Loser Takes All
1956
as Cary
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
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 Oscars
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self (archive footage)
General Electric Theater
1953
as Alma
The Card
1952
as Ruth Earp
The Magic Box
1952
as May Jones
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Nicola Fallaize
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Marjorie Corder
Encore
1951
as Stella Cotman
Flesh and Blood
1951
as Katherine Manley
Lux Video Theatre
1950
State Secret
1950
as Lisa Robinson
Your Show of Shows
1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Mimi Warburton
Helter Skelter
1949
as Miranda Trewella
Third Time Lucky
1949
as Joan Burns
Studio One
1948
as Lily Snape
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 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
1938
as Marjorie Osborne