Glynis Johns
Acting
Born October 5, 1923 · Pretoria, South Africa
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.
Films (68)
Six by Sondheim
2013
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
Superstar
1999
While You Were Sleeping
1995
The Secret Garden
1994
The Ref
1994
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
Zelly & Me
1988
Nukie
1987
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
Spraggue
1984
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
Mrs. Amworth
1975
The Happy Prince
1974
The Vault of Horror
1973
Under Milk Wood
1972
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
Don't Just Stand There
1968
Dear Brigitte
1965
Mary Poppins
1964
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
The Chapman Report
1962
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
The Sundowners
1960
The Spider's Web
1960
Last of the Few
1960
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
Another Time, Another Place
1958
All Mine to Give
1957
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Loser Takes All
1956
The Court Jester
1955
Josephine and Men
1955
Mad About Men
1954
The Beachcomber
1954
The Seekers
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
Personal Affair
1953
The Sword and the Rose
1953
The Card
1952
The Magic Box
1952
Appointment with Venus
1951
No Highway in the Sky
1951
Encore
1951
Flesh and Blood
1951
State Secret
1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
Helter Skelter
1949
Third Time Lucky
1949
Miranda
1948
An Ideal Husband
1947
Frieda
1947
This Man Is Mine
1946
Perfect Strangers
1945
The Halfway House
1944
The Adventures of Tartu
1943
49th Parallel
1941
The Prime Minister
1941
The Briggs Family
1940
Under Your Hat
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
On the Night of the Fire
1939
Prison Without Bars
1938
South Riding
1938
Murder in the Family
1938