Joan Plowright
Known for
Acting
Life
1929 – 2025 (aged 95)
Born in
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
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
101 Dalmatians
27 Nov 1996
Last Action Hero
18 Jun 1993
The Spiderwick Chronicles
14 Feb 2008
Dinosaur
19 May 2000
Dennis the Menace
09 Jun 1993
Bringing Down the House
07 Mar 2003
Curious George
10 Feb 2006
The Scarlet Letter
13 Oct 1995
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Filmography
2009
- Knife Edgeas Marjorie Blake
2008
- The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
2006
- Curious Georgeas Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
- Goose on the Looseas Beatrice Fairfield
2005
- Mrs Palfrey at The Claremontas Mrs. Palfrey
2004
- George and the Dragonas Mother Superior
2003
- I Am Davidas Sophie
- Bringing Down the Houseas Mrs. Virginia Arness
2002
- Callas Foreveras Sarah Keller
- Global Heresyas Lady Foxley
2001
- Scrooge and Marleyas Narrator
- Bailey's Mistakeas Aunt Angie
2000
- Frankie & Hazelas Phoebe Harkness
- Back to the Secret Gardenas Martha Sowerby
- Dinosauras Baylene (voice)
1999
- Tom's Midnight Gardenas Mrs Bartholomew
- Tea with Mussolinias Mary Wallace
1998
- Aldrich Ames: Traitor Withinas Jeanne Vertefeuille
- Encore! Encore!as Marie Pinoni13 episodes
- Dance with Meas Bea Johnson
1996
- 101 Dalmatiansas Nanny
- Surviving Picassoas Françoise's Grandmother
- Mr. Wrongas Mrs. Crawford
- Jane Eyreas Mrs. Fairfax
1995
- The Scarlet Letteras Harriet Hibbons
- A Pyromaniac's Love Storyas Mrs. Linzer
- Hotel Sorrentoas Marge Morrisey
- A Pin for the Butterflyas Grandma
1994
- The Return of the Nativeas Frau Yeobright
- A Place for Annieas Dorothy
- On Promised Landas Mrs. Appletree
- Widows' Peakas Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
1993
- The Clothes in the Wardrobeas Mrs. Monro
- Last Action Heroas Teacher
- Dennis the Menaceas Martha Wilson
1992
- Stalinas Olga
1991
- The House of Bernarda Albaas Poncia
- Enchanted Aprilas Mrs Fisher
1990
- Avalonas Eva Krichinsky
- I Love You to Deathas Nadja
1989
- And a Nightingale Sangas Mam
1988
- The Dressmakeras Nellie
- Drowning by Numbersas Cissie Colpitts
- The Importance of Being Earnestas Lady Bracknell
1987
- The Birthday Partyas Meg Bowles
1985
- Revolutionas Mrs. McConnahay
- Theatre Nightas Lady Bracknell1 episode
- Screen Twoas Mrs. Monro1 episode
1982
- Brimstone & Treacleas Norma Bates
- All for Loveas Edith1 episode
- Britannia Hospitalas Phyllis Grimshaw
- A Dedicated Manas Edith
1980
- The Diary of Anne Frankas Edith Frank-Holländer
1978
- Daphne Laureolaas Lady Pitts
- Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas Rosa
1977
- Equusas Dora Strang
1976
- Laurence Olivier Presentsas Lady Pitts1 episode
1973
- The Merchant of Veniceas Portia
1970
- Twelfth Nightas Viola
- Three Sistersas Masha
1967
- Omnibus1 episode
- ITV Playhouseas Lisa1 episode
1963
- Uncle Vanyaas Sonya
1960
- The Entertaineras Jean Rice
1957
- Time Without Pityas Agnes Cole
- Theatre Nightas Arlette Le Boeuf1 episode
1955
- Moby Dick—Rehearsedas A Young Actress
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dorothy1 episode
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Phoebe1 episode