Glynis Johns
Acting • Born 1923-10-05 – Died 2024-01-04
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
102 credits
Mary Poppins
Movie • 1964
Mrs. Banks
While You Were Sleeping
Movie • 1995
Elsie
The Ref
Movie • 1994
Rose Chasseur
The Court Jester
Movie • 1955
Maid Jean
An Ideal Husband
Movie • 1947
Mabel Chiltern
Murder in the Family
Movie • 1938
Marjorie Osborne
Zelly & Me
Movie • 1988
Co-Co
Dear Brigitte
Movie • 1965
Vina Leaf
Another Time, Another Place
Movie • 1958
Kay Trevor
The Sundowners
Movie • 1960
Mrs. Firth
The Card
Movie • 1952
Ruth Earp
Under Milk Wood
Movie • 1972
Myfanwy Price
No Highway in the Sky
Movie • 1951
Marjorie Corder
The Sword and the Rose
Movie • 1953
Princess Mary Tudor
The Adventures of Tartu
Movie • 1943
Paula Palacek
All Mine to Give
Movie • 1957
Jo Eunson
The Magic Box
Movie • 1952
May Jones
The Vault of Horror
Movie • 1973
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Papa's Delicate Condition
Movie • 1963
Amberlyn Griffith
Frieda
Movie • 1947
Judy Dawson
Nukie
Movie • 1987
Sister Anne
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Movie • 1953
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
The Halfway House
Movie • 1944
Gwyneth
Personal Affair
Movie • 1953
Barbara Vining
Appointment with Venus
Movie • 1951
Nicola Fallaize
The Cabinet of Caligari
Movie • 1962
Jane Lindstrom
The Seekers
Movie • 1954
Marion Southey
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie • 1954
Jean Raymond
The Spider's Web
Movie • 1960
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Miranda
Movie • 1948
Miranda Trewella
Mad About Men
Movie • 1954
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
State Secret
Movie • 1950
Lisa Robinson
The Chapman Report
Movie • 1962
Teresa Harnish
Dear Mr. Prohack
Movie • 1949
Mimi Warburton
Perfect Strangers
Movie • 1945
Dizzy Clayton
Mrs. Amworth
Movie • 1975
Mrs. Amworth
Josephine and Men
Movie • 1955
Josephine Luton
Lock Up Your Daughters
Movie • 1969
Mrs Squeezum
Last of the Few
Movie • 1960
Self / Narrator
The Secret Garden
Movie • 1994
Darjeeling (voice)
Three Dangerous Ladies
Movie • 1977
Mrs. Amworth
The Happy Prince
Movie • 1974
Swallow (voice)
Don't Just Stand There
Movie • 1968
Sabine Manning
The Beachcomber
Movie • 1954
Martha Jones
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Movie • 1988
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Shake Hands with the Devil
Movie • 1959
Kitty Brady
Superstar
Movie • 1999
Grandma
South Riding
Movie • 1938
Midge Carne
Loser Takes All
Movie • 1956
Cary
49th Parallel
Movie • 1941
Anna
On the Night of the Fire
Movie • 1939
Mary
Under Your Hat
Movie • 1940
Winnie
This Man Is Mine
Movie • 1946
Millie
The Thief of Bagdad
Movie • 1940
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
Encore
Movie • 1951
Stella Cotman
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie • 1956
Sporting Lady's Companion
The Briggs Family
Movie • 1940
Sheila Briggs
Flesh and Blood
Movie • 1951
Katherine Manley
Prison Without Bars
Movie • 1938
Nina
Six by Sondheim
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Movie • 2004
Self
Third Time Lucky
Movie • 1949
Joan Burns
Helter Skelter
Movie • 1949
Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Movie • 1984
Spraggue
Movie • 1984
Aunt Mary
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Movie • 1993
Self - Interviewee
The Prime Minister
Movie • 1941
Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Bridget O'Hara
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Steffi Bernard
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Naked City
TV • 1958
Miss Arlington
Studio One
TV • 1948
Lily Snape
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Alma
Glynis
TV • 1963
The Beachcomber
TV • 1962
Rosalind Metcalf
Your Show of Shows
TV • 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Esther Holmes
Coming of Age
TV • 1988
The Lloyd Bridges Show
TV • 1962
Leah Marquand
Vacation Playhouse
TV • 1963
Glynis Granville
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Sister Brigid Marie
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Catherine Collins
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Roaring 20's
TV • 1960
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV • 1961
Emily Foster
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
TV • 1982
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Edna Miles
12 O'Clock High
TV • 1964
Jennifer Heath
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
The Errol Flynn Theatre
TV • 1956
The Girl
The Errol Flynn Theatre
TV • 1956
Lou McNamara
Cheers
TV • 1982
Mrs. Helen Chambers
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Batman
TV • 1966
Lady Penelope Peasoup
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter