Glynis Johns
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1923-10-05
- Died
- 2024-01-04
- Place of birth
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Also known as
- Glynnis Johns · Glynis Margaret P. Johns · Глинис Джонс
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Love Boat
1977
as Edna Miles
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bridget O'Hara
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Presenter
Cheers
1982
as Mrs. Helen Chambers
Batman
1966
as Lady Penelope Peasoup
Studio One
1948
as Lily Snape
Burke's Law
1963
as Steffi Bernard
Naked City
1958
as Miss Arlington
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sister Brigid Marie
The Defenders
1961
as Catherine Collins
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Jennifer Heath
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Esther Holmes
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Lorraine Barrie
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Roaring 20's
1960
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Glynis Granville
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Leah Marquand
The Beachcomber
1962
as Rosalind Metcalf
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Lou McNamara / The Girl
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Emily Foster
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
General Electric Theater
1953
as Alma
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
Coming of Age
1988
Glynis
1963
Movies (69)
Mary Poppins
1964
as Mrs. Banks
While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Elsie
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Sporting Lady's Companion
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
The Court Jester
1955
as Maid Jean
Superstar
1999
as Grandma
The Ref
1994
as Rose Chasseur
Spraggue
1984
as Aunt Mary
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Marjorie Corder
The Sword and the Rose
1953
as Princess Mary Tudor
The Vault of Horror
1973
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
State Secret
1950
as Lisa Robinson
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
as Jane Lindstrom
The Secret Garden
1994
as Darjeeling (voice)
The Sundowners
1960
as Mrs. Firth
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Brigitte
1965
as Vina Leaf
The Chapman Report
1962
as Teresa Harnish
All Mine to Give
1957
as Jo Eunson
Helter Skelter
1949
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Frieda
1947
as Judy Dawson
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Amberlyn Griffith
Perfect Strangers
1945
as Dizzy Clayton
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Kitty Brady
The Happy Prince
1974
as Swallow (voice)
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
as Mrs Squeezum
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Kay Trevor
Nukie
1987
as Sister Anne
49th Parallel
1941
as Anna
The Halfway House
1944
as Gwyneth
The Card
1952
as Ruth Earp
On the Night of the Fire
1939
as Mary
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
as Mrs. Amworth
Flesh and Blood
1951
as Katherine Manley
Personal Affair
1953
as Barbara Vining
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
The Magic Box
1952
as May Jones
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Jean Raymond
Miranda
1948
as Miranda Trewella
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Myfanwy Price
Don't Just Stand There
1968
as Sabine Manning
Loser Takes All
1956
as Cary
South Riding
1938
as Midge Carne
Mad About Men
1954
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Seekers
1954
as Marion Southey
Zelly & Me
1988
as Co-Co
Murder in the Family
1938
as Marjorie Osborne
The Spider's Web
1960
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Nicola Fallaize
Josephine and Men
1955
as Josephine Luton
This Man Is Mine
1946
as Millie
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
as (archive footage)
Third Time Lucky
1949
as Joan Burns
The Adventures of Tartu
1943
as Paula Palacek
The Beachcomber
1954
as Martha Jones
The Prime Minister
1941
as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self - Interviewee
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Mimi Warburton
Prison Without Bars
1938
as Nina
Mrs. Amworth
1975
as Mrs. Amworth
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
An Ideal Husband
1947
as Mabel Chiltern
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self
Encore
1951
as Stella Cotman
Under Your Hat
1940
as Winnie
The Briggs Family
1940
as Sheila Briggs
Last of the Few
1960
as Self / Narrator
About Glynis Johns
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 sa… With 105 credits spanning from 1938 to 2013, Glynis Johns has appeared in 69 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Mary Poppins (1964) — as Mrs. Banks
- While You Were Sleeping (1995) — as Elsie
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Sporting Lady's Companion
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) — as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
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