Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Date of Birth:

Oct 05, 1923

Place of Birth:

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.

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filmography:

South Riding South Riding

1938

Papa's Delicate Condition Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

Superstar Superstar

1999

Loser Takes All Loser Takes All

1956

49th Parallel 49th Parallel

1941

The Thief of Bagdad The Thief of Bagdad

1940

On the Night of the Fire On the Night of the Fire

1939

Shake Hands with the Devil Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

The Beachcomber The Beachcomber

1954

Lock Up Your Daughters Lock Up Your Daughters

1969

Josephine and Men Josephine and Men

1955

The Secret Garden The Secret Garden

1994

Three Dangerous Ladies Three Dangerous Ladies

1977

Don't Just Stand There Don't Just Stand There

1968

The Happy Prince The Happy Prince

1974

Encore Encore

1951

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Spraggue Spraggue

1984

Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe

1984

Murder in the Family Murder in the Family

1938

This Man Is Mine This Man Is Mine

1946

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

1988

Last of the Few Last of the Few

1960

Helter Skelter Helter Skelter

1949

Third Time Lucky Third Time Lucky

1949

Under Your Hat Under Your Hat

1940

The Briggs Family The Briggs Family

1940

Flesh and Blood Flesh and Blood

1951

Prison Without Bars Prison Without Bars

1938

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

2004

Six by Sondheim Six by Sondheim

2013

Mrs. Amworth Mrs. Amworth

1975

Perfect Strangers Perfect Strangers

1945

No Highway No Highway

1951

Under Milk Wood Under Milk Wood

1972

The Card The Card

1952

The Sword and the Rose The Sword and the Rose

1953

All Mine to Give All Mine to Give

1957

The Adventures of Tartu The Adventures of Tartu

1943

The Magic Box The Magic Box

1952

Another Time, Another Place Another Time, Another Place

1958

The Sundowners The Sundowners

1960

The Ref The Ref

1994

While You Were Sleeping While You Were Sleeping

1995

The Court Jester The Court Jester

1955

An Ideal Husband An Ideal Husband

1947

Dear Brigitte Dear Brigitte

1965

Zelly and Me Zelly and Me

1988

The Vault of Horror The Vault of Horror

1973

Frieda Frieda

1947

Miranda Miranda

1948

The Spider's Web The Spider's Web

1960

Mad About Men Mad About Men

1954

State Secret State Secret

1950

Dear Mr. Prohack Dear Mr. Prohack

1949

The Chapman Report The Chapman Report

1962

The Weak and the Wicked The Weak and the Wicked

1954

The Seekers The Seekers

1954

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953

Nukie Nukie

1987

The Halfway House The Halfway House

1944

Personal Affair Personal Affair

1953

The Cabinet of Caligari The Cabinet of Caligari

1962

Appointment with Venus Appointment with Venus

1951

Mary Poppins Mary Poppins

1964

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