Glynis Johns

Acting

October 5, 1923 – January 4, 2024 (died at 100)

Pretoria, South Africa

Female

69 Movies

38 TV Shows

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.

Mary Poppins

1964 7.5

as Mrs. Banks

Age 41 (now 100)

While You Were Sleeping

1995 7.0

as Elsie

Age 71 (now 100)

The Court Jester

1955 7.3

as Maid Jean

Age 32 (now 100)

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

1988 7.4

as Ms. Grimwood (voice)

Age 65 (now 100)

The Ref

1994 6.6

as Rose Chasseur

Age 70 (now 100)

The Vault of Horror

1973 6.3

as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Age 49 (now 100)

The Cabinet of Caligari

1962 6.4

as Jane Lindstrom

Age 38 (now 100)

No Highway in the Sky

1951 7.0

as Marjorie Corder

Age 27 (now 100)

Superstar

1999 5.3

as Grandma

Age 76 (now 100)

The Card

1952 7.0

as Ruth Earp

Age 28 (now 100)

Miranda

1948 6.2

as Miranda Trewella

Age 24 (now 100)

The Halfway House

1944 6.5

as Gwyneth

Age 20 (now 100)

All Mine to Give

1957 6.3

as Jo Eunson

Age 34 (now 100)

The Sundowners

1960 6.8

as Mrs. Firth

Age 37 (now 100)

Mad About Men

1954 6.5

as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella

Age 31 (now 100)

The Sword and the Rose

1953 6.4

as Princess Mary Tudor

Age 29 (now 100)

Six by Sondheim

2013 7.1

as Self (archive footage)

Age 90 (now 100)

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

2009

as (archive footage)

Age 85 (now 100)

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

2008 8.0

as Self

Age 85 (now 100)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

2004 8.0

as Self

Age 81 (now 100)

Superstar

1999 5.3

as Grandma

Age 76 (now 100)

While You Were Sleeping

1995 7.0

as Elsie

Age 71 (now 100)

The Secret Garden

1994 5.9

as Darjeeling (voice)

Age 71 (now 100)

The Ref

1994 6.6

as Rose Chasseur

Age 70 (now 100)

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

1993

as Self - Interviewee

Age 70 (now 100)

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

1988 7.4

as Ms. Grimwood (voice)

Age 65 (now 100)

Zelly & Me

1988 5.8

as Co-Co

Age 64 (now 100)

Nukie

1987 2.3

as Sister Anne

Age 63 (now 100)

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984 7.3

Age 60 (now 100)

Spraggue

1984 7.0

as Aunt Mary

Age 60 (now 100)

Three Dangerous Ladies

1977 6.0

as Mrs. Amworth

Age 53 (now 100)

Mrs. Amworth

1975 6.5

as Mrs. Amworth

Age 51 (now 100)

The Happy Prince

1974 6.2

as Swallow (voice)

Age 51 (now 100)

The Vault of Horror

1973 6.3

as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Age 49 (now 100)

Under Milk Wood

1972 6.1

as Myfanwy Price

Age 48 (now 100)

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969 6.0

as Mrs Squeezum

Age 45 (now 100)

Don't Just Stand There

1968 7.0

as Sabine Manning

Age 44 (now 100)

Dear Brigitte

1965 6.4

as Vina Leaf

Age 41 (now 100)

Mary Poppins

1964 7.5

as Mrs. Banks

Age 41 (now 100)

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963 5.6

as Amberlyn Griffith

Age 39 (now 100)

The Chapman Report

1962 5.1

as Teresa Harnish

Age 39 (now 100)

The Cabinet of Caligari

1962 6.4

as Jane Lindstrom

Age 38 (now 100)

The Sundowners

1960 6.8

as Mrs. Firth

Age 37 (now 100)

The Spider's Web

1960 6.5

as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

Age 37 (now 100)

Last of the Few

1960 10.0

as Self / Narrator

Age 36 (now 100)

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959 6.5

as Kitty Brady

Age 35 (now 100)

Another Time, Another Place

1958 5.8

as Kay Trevor

Age 34 (now 100)

All Mine to Give

1957 6.3

as Jo Eunson

Age 34 (now 100)

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 6.7

as Sporting Lady's Companion

Age 33 (now 100)

Loser Takes All

1956 6.0

as Cary

Age 32 (now 100)

The Court Jester

1955 7.3

as Maid Jean

Age 32 (now 100)

Josephine and Men

1955 6.4

as Josephine Luton

Age 32 (now 100)

Mad About Men

1954 6.5

as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella

Age 31 (now 100)

The Beachcomber

1954 6.3

as Martha Jones

Age 30 (now 100)

The Seekers

1954 6.4

as Marion Southey

Age 30 (now 100)

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 6.5

as Jean Raymond

Age 30 (now 100)

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953 5.2

as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor

Age 30 (now 100)

Personal Affair

1953 6.3

as Barbara Vining

Age 30 (now 100)

The Sword and the Rose

1953 6.4

as Princess Mary Tudor

Age 29 (now 100)

The Card

1952 7.0

as Ruth Earp

Age 28 (now 100)

The Magic Box

1952 6.5

as May Jones

Age 28 (now 100)

Appointment with Venus

1951 5.7

as Nicola Fallaize

Age 28 (now 100)

No Highway in the Sky

1951 7.0

as Marjorie Corder

Age 27 (now 100)

Encore

1951 6.2

as Stella Cotman

Age 27 (now 100)

Flesh and Blood

1951 7.0

as Katherine Manley

Age 27 (now 100)

State Secret

1950 6.9

as Lisa Robinson

Age 26 (now 100)

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949 6.4

as Mimi Warburton

Age 25 (now 100)

Helter Skelter

1949 6.4

as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)

Age 25 (now 100)

Third Time Lucky

1949 7.5

as Joan Burns

Age 25 (now 100)

Miranda

1948 6.2

as Miranda Trewella

Age 24 (now 100)

An Ideal Husband

1947 6.5

as Mabel Chiltern

Age 24 (now 100)

Frieda

1947 5.6

as Judy Dawson

Age 23 (now 100)

This Man Is Mine

1946 10.0

as Millie

Age 22 (now 100)

Perfect Strangers

1945 6.7

as Dizzy Clayton

Age 22 (now 100)

The Halfway House

1944 6.5

as Gwyneth

Age 20 (now 100)

The Adventures of Tartu

1943 6.2

as Paula Palacek

Age 19 (now 100)

49th Parallel

1941 7.0

as Anna

Age 18 (now 100)

The Prime Minister

1941 6.5

as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)

Age 17 (now 100)

The Briggs Family

1940 7.0

as Sheila Briggs

Age 16 (now 100)

Under Your Hat

1940 6.3

as Winnie

Age 16 (now 100)

The Thief of Bagdad

1940 7.1

as Princess's Maid (uncredited)

Age 16 (now 100)

On the Night of the Fire

1939 5.4

as Mary

Age 16 (now 100)

Prison Without Bars

1938 7.5

as Nina

Age 14 (now 100)

South Riding

1938 6.6

as Midge Carne

Age 14 (now 100)

Murder in the Family

1938 9.0

as Marjorie Osborne

Age 14 (now 100)