1923-10-05 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.
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Six by Sondheim | Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-09 |
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Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | (archive footage) | 2009-05-19 |
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' | Self | 2004-12-14 |
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Superstar | Grandma | 1999-10-08 |
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While You Were Sleeping | Elsie | 1995-04-21 |
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The Secret Garden | Darjeeling (voice) | 1994-11-05 |
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The Ref | Rose Chasseur | 1994-03-09 |
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One | Self - Interviewee | 1993-10-05 |
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Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Ms. Grimwood (voice) | 1988-10-16 |
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Zelly & Me | Co-Co | 1988-04-15 |
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Nukie | Sister Anne | 1987-07-01 |
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Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe | 1984-08-29 | |
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Spraggue | Aunt Mary | 1984-06-29 |
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Three Dangerous Ladies | Mrs. Amworth | 1977-06-05 |
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Mrs. Amworth | Mrs. Amworth | 1975-01-01 |
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The Happy Prince | Swallow (voice) | 1974-12-02 |
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The Vault of Horror | Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job") | 1973-03-16 |
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Under Milk Wood | Myfanwy Price | 1972-01-27 |
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Lock Up Your Daughters | Mrs Squeezum | 1969-03-29 |
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Don't Just Stand There | Sabine Manning | 1968-09-03 |
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Dear Brigitte | Vina Leaf | 1965-01-08 |
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Mary Poppins | Mrs. Banks | 1964-12-17 |
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Papa's Delicate Condition | Amberlyn Griffith | 1963-03-06 |
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The Chapman Report | Teresa Harnish | 1962-10-05 |
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The Cabinet of Caligari | Jane Lindstrom | 1962-05-25 |
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The Spider's Web | Clarissa Hailsham-Brown | 1960-11-01 |
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The Sundowners | Mrs. Firth | 1960-12-08 |
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Last of the Few | Self / Narrator | 1960-04-27 |
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Shake Hands with the Devil | Kitty Brady | 1959-06-24 |
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Another Time, Another Place | Kay Trevor | 1958-05-02 |
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All Mine to Give | Jo Eunson | 1957-11-13 |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Sporting Lady's Companion | 1956-10-17 |
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Loser Takes All | Cary | 1956-09-09 |
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Josephine and Men | Josephine Luton | 1955-11-09 |
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The Court Jester | Maid Jean | 1955-12-24 |
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The Seekers | Marion Southey | 1954-06-22 |
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The Weak and the Wicked | Jean Raymond | 1954-02-02 |
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Mad About Men | Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella | 1954-11-16 |
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The Beachcomber | Martha Jones | 1954-08-10 |
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The Sword and the Rose | Princess Mary Tudor | 1953-07-23 |
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Personal Affair | Barbara Vining | 1953-10-20 |
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Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue | Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor | 1953-10-26 |
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The Magic Box | May Jones | 1952-01-01 |
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The Card | Ruth Earp | 1952-02-25 |
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Appointment with Venus | Nicola Fallaize | 1951-10-08 |
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Flesh and Blood | Katherine Manley | 1951-03-06 |
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No Highway in the Sky | Marjorie Corder | 1951-06-28 |
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Encore | Stella Cotman | 1951-06-11 |
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State Secret | Lisa Robinson | 1950-09-11 |
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Third Time Lucky | Joan Burns | 1949-01-06 |
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Helter Skelter | Miranda Trewella (uncredited) | 1949-08-07 |
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Dear Mr. Prohack | Mimi Warburton | 1949-09-07 |
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Miranda | Miranda Trewella | 1948-04-06 |
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Frieda | Judy Dawson | 1947-06-19 |
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An Ideal Husband | Mabel Chiltern | 1947-11-14 |
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This Man Is Mine | Millie | 1946-09-12 |
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Perfect Strangers | Dizzy Clayton | 1945-10-15 |
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The Halfway House | Gwyneth | 1944-04-02 |
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The Adventures of Tartu | Paula Palacek | 1943-10-01 |
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The Prime Minister | Miss Sheridan (uncredited) | 1941-03-04 |
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49th Parallel | Anna | 1941-11-24 |
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Under Your Hat | Winnie | 1940-09-01 |
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The Briggs Family | Sheila Briggs | 1940-09-07 |
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The Thief of Bagdad | Princess's Maid (uncredited) | 1940-02-19 |
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On the Night of the Fire | Mary | 1939-10-26 |
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South Riding | Midge Carne | 1938-08-01 |
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Prison Without Bars | Nina | 1938-09-20 |
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Murder in the Family | Marjorie Osborne | 1938-01-01 |
