Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 05, 1923
Died
Jan 04, 2024
Place of Birth
Pretoria, South Africa
Credits
105 titles
Glynis Johns
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 (archive footage)
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 - Interviewee
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 - Guest
ITV Playhouse
Lorraine Barrie
Batman
Lady Penelope Peasoup
Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
12 O'Clock High
Jennifer Heath
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Glynis
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 - Co-Host
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