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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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Filmography
all 102
Movies 67
TV Shows 35
self 15
Voice 3
Six by Sondheim (2013)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)
Superstar (1999)
Marlene Dietrich: Shadows and Light (1996)
The Secret Garden (1994)
The Ref (1994)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
Nukie (1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Spraggue (1984)
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
Cheers (1982)
The Love Boat (1977)
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)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Batman (1966)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Mary Poppins (1964)
12 O'Clock High (1964)
Burke's Law (1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
The Chapman Report (1962)
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
The Beachcomber (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
The Sundowners (1960)
The Spider's Web (1960)
Last of the Few (1960)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Naked City (1958)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
All Mine to Give (1957)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
Tony Awards (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)
Studio One (1948)
Miranda (1948)
An Ideal Husband (1947)
Frieda (1947)
Perfect Strangers (1945)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
The Briggs Family (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
South Riding (1938)
Murder in the Family (1938)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1923-10-05
Deathday2024-01-04 (100 years old)
Birth NameGlynis Margaret Payne Johns
Birth PlacePretoria, South Africa
RelationshipsAnthony Forwood (1942 - 1948), Elliott Arnold (1964 - 1973), David Foster (1952 - 1956)
ChildrenGareth Forwood
FatherMervyn Johns
MotherAlyce Steele-Wareham
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsGlynnis Johns, Glynis Margaret P. Johns, Глинис Джонс
AwardsTony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Laurel Awards, Disney Legends, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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