Glynis Johns
- Acting
- October 5, 1923 · Pretoria, South Africa
- January 4, 2024
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Six by Sondheim · Self
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's · (archive footage)
- The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics · Self
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' · Self
- Superstar · Grandma
- While You Were Sleeping · Elsie
- The Secret Garden · Darjeeling (Voice)
- The Ref · Rose Chasseur
- Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One · Self
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School · Ms. Grimwood (Voice)
- Zelly & Me · Co-Co
- Coming of Age
- Nukie · Sister Anne
- Murder, She Wrote · Bridget O'Hara
- The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
- Spraggue · Aunt Mary
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last · Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
- Cheers · Mrs. Helen Chambers
- The Love Boat · Edna Miles
- Three Dangerous Ladies · Mrs. Amworth
- Mrs. Amworth · Mrs. Amworth
- The Happy Prince · Swallow (Voice)
- The Vault of Horror · Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
- Under Milk Wood · Myfanwy Price
- Great Performances · Self
- Lock Up Your Daughters · Mrs Squeezum
- Don't Just Stand There · Sabine Manning
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- ITV Playhouse · Lorraine Barrie
- Batman · Lady Penelope Peasoup
- Dear Brigitte · Vina Leaf
- Mary Poppins · Mrs. Banks
- 12 O'Clock High · Jennifer Heath
- Glynis
- The Danny Kaye Show · Self
- Burke's Law · Steffi Bernard
- Vacation Playhouse · Glynis Granville
- Papa's Delicate Condition · Amberlyn Griffith
- The Chapman Report · Teresa Harnish
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Lloyd Bridges Show · Leah Marquand
- The Cabinet of Caligari · Jane Lindstrom
- The Beachcomber · Rosalind Metcalf
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Dr. Kildare · Sister Brigid Marie
- The DuPont Show of the Week · Emily Foster
- The Defenders · Catherine Collins
- Kraft Mystery Theatre · Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- The Sundowners · Mrs. Firth
- The Spider's Web · Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- The Roaring 20's
- Last of the Few · Self / Narrator
- Adventures in Paradise · Esther Holmes
- Shake Hands with the Devil · Kitty Brady
- Naked City · Miss Arlington
- Another Time, Another Place · Kay Trevor
- All Mine to Give · Jo Eunson
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Around the World in 80 Days · Sporting Lady's Companion
- The Errol Flynn Theatre · Lou McNamara, The Girl
- Loser Takes All · Cary
- Tony Awards · Self
- The Court Jester · Maid Jean
- Josephine and Men · Josephine Luton
- Mad About Men · Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
- The Beachcomber · Martha Jones
- The Seekers · Marion Southey
- The Weak and the Wicked · Jean Raymond
- Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue · Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
- Personal Affair · Barbara Vining
- The Sword and the Rose · Princess Mary Tudor
- The Oscars · Self
- General Electric Theater · Alma
- The Card · Ruth Earp
- The Magic Box · May Jones
- Appointment with Venus · Nicola Fallaize
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- No Highway in the Sky · Marjorie Corder
- Encore · Stella Cotman