Joan Plowright

Oct 28, 1929 - Jan 16, 2025 (95 years old) in Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (28 October 1929 - 16 January 2025), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career she has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards. Joan Plowright is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year.

Known For

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Great Performances

Self

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The Oscars

Self

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

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Last Action Hero

Teacher

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Curious George

Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

Mrs. Yeobright

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Dinosaur

Baylene (voice)

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101 Dalmatians

Nanny

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Surviving Picasso

Françoise's Grandmother

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Dennis the Menace

Martha Wilson

Credits

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life 2018

Herself

★ NR
Nothing Like a Dame 2018

Self

★ 6.8
Knife Edge 2009

Marjorie Blake

★ 4.5
The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008

Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

★ 6.7
Curious George 2006

Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

★ 6.4
Goose on the Loose 2006

Beatrice Fairfield

★ 5.4
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont 2005

Mrs. Palfrey

★ 6.7
George and the Dragon 2004

Mother Superior

★ 5.3
I Am David 2003

Sophie

★ 6.8
Bringing Down the House 2003

Mrs. Virginia Arness

★ 6
Callas Forever 2002

Sarah Keller

★ 6.3
Global Heresy 2002

Lady Foxley

★ 5.2
Scrooge and Marley 2001

Narrator

★ 10
Bailey's Mistake 2001

Aunt Angie

★ 5
Frankie & Hazel 2000

Phoebe Harkness

★ 5.3
Back to the Secret Garden 2000

Martha Sowerby

★ 6.1
Dinosaur 2000

Baylene (voice)

★ 6.5
Tom's Midnight Garden 1999

Mrs Bartholomew

★ 5.9
Tea with Mussolini 1999

Mary Wallace

★ 6.4
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within 1998

Jeanne Vertefeuille

★ 5.7
Encore! Encore! 1998

★ NR
Dance with Me 1998

Bea Johnson

★ 6.9
101 Dalmatians 1996

Nanny

★ 5.9
Surviving Picasso 1996

Françoise's Grandmother

★ 5.8
Mr. Wrong 1996

Mrs. Crawford

★ 3.9
Jane Eyre 1996

Mrs. Fairfax

★ 6.9
The Scarlet Letter 1995

Harriet Hibbons

★ 6.1
A Pyromaniac's Love Story 1995

Mrs. Linzer

★ 4.9
Hotel Sorrento 1995

Marge Morrisey

★ 7
A Pin for the Butterfly 1995

Grandma

★ 6
The Return of the Native 1994

Frau Yeobright

★ 6.4
A Place for Annie 1994

Dorothy

★ 6
On Promised Land 1994

Mrs. Appletree

★ 6
Widows' Peak 1994

Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

★ 6.3
The Summer House 1993

Mrs. Monro

★ 5.4
Last Action Hero 1993

Teacher

★ 6.5
Dennis the Menace 1993

Martha Wilson

★ 5.9
Stalin 1992

Olga

★ 5.3
The House of Bernarda Alba 1991

Poncia

★ NR
Enchanted April 1991

Mrs Fisher

★ 6.7
Avalon 1990

Eva Krichinsky

★ 6.6
I Love You to Death 1990

Nadja

★ 6.4
And a Nightingale Sang 1989

Mam

★ 4.5
The Dressmaker 1988

Nellie

★ 4
Drowning by Numbers 1988

Cissie Colpitts 1

★ 7.1
The Importance of Being Earnest 1988

Lady Bracknell

★ 4.7
The Birthday Party 1987

Meg Bowles

★ 6.7
Revolution 1985

Mrs. McConnahay

★ 5.4
Theatre Night 1985

Meg

★ NR
Brimstone & Treacle 1982

Norma Bates

★ 6.1
Britannia Hospital 1982

Phyllis Grimshaw

★ 6.4
A Dedicated Man 1982

Edith

★ NR
The Diary of Anne Frank 1980

Edith Frank-Holländer

★ 5.5
Daphne Laureola 1978

Lady Pitts

★ 6
Saturday, Sunday, Monday 1978

Rosa

★ NR
Equus 1977

Dora Strang

★ 7
Laurence Olivier Presents 1976

Rosa

★ 7
The Merchant of Venice 1973

Portia

★ 7
Great Performances 1971

Self

★ 5.6
Twelfth Night 1970

Viola

★ 6.4
Three Sisters 1970

Masha

★ 3.8
Uncle Vanya 1963

Sonya

★ 4
The Entertainer 1960

Jean Rice

★ 6.2
Time Without Pity 1957

Agnes Cole

★ 6.6
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 6.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Mrs. Yeobright

★ 8.6

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