Glynis Johns

Born: 1923-10-05 in Pretoria, South Africa

Died: 2024-01-04

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2013

Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)

1999

Superstar as Grandma

1995

While You Were Sleeping as Elsie

1994

The Ref as Rose Chasseur
The Secret Garden as Darjeeling (voice)

1993

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One as Self - Interviewee

1988

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Coming of Age
Zelly & Me as Co-Co

1987

Nukie as Sister Anne

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Bridget O'Hara
Spraggue as Aunt Mary
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1982

Cheers as Mrs. Helen Chambers
Little Gloria... Happy at Last as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan

1977

The Love Boat as Edna Miles
Three Dangerous Ladies as Mrs. Amworth

1975

Mrs. Amworth as Mrs. Amworth

1974

The Happy Prince as Swallow (voice)

1973

The Vault of Horror as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

1972

Under Milk Wood as Myfanwy Price

1971

Great Performances as Self

1969

Lock Up Your Daughters as Mrs Squeezum

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
Don't Just Stand There as Sabine Manning

1967

ITV Playhouse as Lorraine Barrie

1966

Batman as Lady Penelope Peasoup

1965

Dear Brigitte as Vina Leaf

1964

12 O'Clock High as Jennifer Heath
Mary Poppins as Mrs. Banks

1963

Burke's Law as Steffi Bernard
Vacation Playhouse as Glynis Granville
The Danny Kaye Show as Self
Glynis
Papa's Delicate Condition as Amberlyn Griffith

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
The Lloyd Bridges Show as Leah Marquand
The Beachcomber as Rosalind Metcalf
The Cabinet of Caligari as Jane Lindstrom
The Chapman Report as Teresa Harnish

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
Dr. Kildare as Sister Brigid Marie
The Defenders as Catherine Collins
Kraft Mystery Theatre as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The DuPont Show of the Week as Emily Foster

1960

The Roaring 20's
The Sundowners as Mrs. Firth
The Spider's Web as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Last of the Few as Self / Narrator

1959

Adventures in Paradise as Esther Holmes
Shake Hands with the Devil as Kitty Brady

1958

Naked City as Miss Arlington
Another Time, Another Place as Kay Trevor

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
All Mine to Give as Jo Eunson

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Winner
Around the World in 80 Days as Sporting Lady's Companion
The Errol Flynn Theatre as The Girl
Loser Takes All as Cary

1955

The Court Jester as Maid Jean
Josephine and Men as Josephine Luton

1954

Mad About Men as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Seekers as Marion Southey
The Weak and the Wicked as Jean Raymond
The Beachcomber as Martha Jones

1953

The Oscars as Self
General Electric Theater as Alma
The Sword and the Rose as Princess Mary Tudor
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Personal Affair as Barbara Vining

1952

The Magic Box as May Jones
The Card as Ruth Earp

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
No Highway in the Sky as Marjorie Corder
Appointment with Venus as Nicola Fallaize
Encore as Stella Cotman
Flesh and Blood as Katherine Manley

1950

1949

Helter Skelter as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Dear Mr. Prohack as Mimi Warburton
Third Time Lucky as Joan Burns

1948

Studio One as Lily Snape
Miranda as Miranda Trewella

1947

Frieda as Judy Dawson
An Ideal Husband as Mabel Chiltern

1946

This Man Is Mine as Millie

1945

Perfect Strangers as Dizzy Clayton

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
The Halfway House as Gwyneth

1943

The Adventures of Tartu as Paula Palacek

1941

49th Parallel as Anna
The Prime Minister as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)

1940

The Thief of Bagdad as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
The Briggs Family as Sheila Briggs
Under Your Hat as Winnie

1939

On the Night of the Fire as Mary

1938

South Riding as Midge Carne
Murder in the Family as Marjorie Osborne
Prison Without Bars as Nina