Biography
Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is 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.
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Filmography
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Movies 61
TV Shows 6
self 4
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Herself
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life (2018)
Movie
Self
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)
Movie
Marjorie Blake
Knife Edge (2009)
Movie
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Movie
5
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Curious George (2006)
Movie
5.79
Beatrice Fairfield
Goose on the Loose (2006)
Movie
Mrs Palfrey
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)
Movie
Mother Superior
George and the Dragon (2004)
Movie
Sophie
I Am David (2003)
Movie
Virginia Arness
Bringing Down the House (2003)
Movie
6
Sarah Keller
Callas Forever (2002)
Movie
Lady Foxley
Global Heresy (2002)
Movie
Narrator
Scrooge and Marley (2001)
Movie
Aunt Angie
Bailey's Mistake (2001)
Movie
Phoebe Harkness
Frankie & Hazel (2000)
Movie
Martha Sowerby
Back to the Secret Garden (2000)
Movie
6
Baylene (voice)
Dinosaur (2000)
Movie
6.27
Mrs Bartholomew
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
Movie
Mary
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Movie
Jeanne Vertefeuille
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998)
Movie
Marie Pinoni
Encore! Encore! (1998)
TV
Bea Johnson
Dance with Me (1998)
Movie
6
Mrs. Ida Bober
The Assistant (1997)
Movie
Nanny
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Movie
7.04
Françoise's Grandmother
Surviving Picasso (1996)
Movie
6
Mrs. Crawford
Mr. Wrong (1996)
Movie
Mrs. Fairfax
Jane Eyre (1996)
Movie
Harriet Hibbons
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Movie
6
Mrs. Linzer
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
Movie
Marge Morrisey
Hotel Sorrento (1995)
Movie
Grandma
A Pin for the Butterfly (1995)
Movie
Frau Yeobright
The Return of the Native (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Widows' Peak (1994)
Movie
Dorothy
A Place for Annie (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Appletree
On Promised Land (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Monro
The Summer House (1993)
Movie
Martha Wilson
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Movie
5
Teacher
Last Action Hero (1993)
Movie
5.78
Olga
Stalin (1992)
Movie
Poncia
The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)
Movie
Mrs Fisher
Enchanted April (1991)
Movie
Eva Krichinsky
Avalon (1990)
Movie
Nadja
I Love You to Death (1990)
Movie
Mam
And a Nightingale Sang (1989)
Movie
Nellie
The Dressmaker (1988)
Movie
Cissie Colpitts 1
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Movie
6
Meg
The Birthday Party (1987)
Movie
Lady Bracknell
The Importance of Being Earnest (1986)
Movie
Mrs. McConnahay
Revolution (1985)
Movie
9
Lady Bracknell / Meg
Theatre Night (1985)
TV
Norma Bates
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
Movie
Phyllis Grimshaw
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Movie
Edith
A Dedicated Man (1982)
Movie
Mrs. Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)
Movie
Lady Pitts
Daphne Laureola (1978)
Movie
Rosa
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
Movie
Dora Strang
Equus (1977)
Movie
Rosa / Lady Pitts
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
TV
Portia
The Merchant of Venice (1973)
Movie
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Masha
Three Sisters (1970)
Movie
Viola - Sebastian
Twelfth Night (1969)
Movie
Sonya
Uncle Vanya (1963)
Movie
Jean Rice
The Entertainer (1960)
Movie
Agnes Cole
Time Without Pity (1957)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Mrs. Yeobright / Dorothy
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Ratings
Average 5.81
Based on 755 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1985
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1989
2018
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1929-10-28 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceBrigg, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsLaurence Olivier (1961-03-18 - 1989-01-01)
SpouseRoger Gage
ChildrenJulie-Kate Olivier, Tamsin Olivier, Richard Olivier
FatherWilliam Ernest Plowright
MotherDaisy Margaret Burton
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsJoan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier, Joan Ann Olivier, Dame Joan Plowright
AwardsEvening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, Crystal Award, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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