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.
Filmography
all 69
Movies 62
TV Shows 7
self 6
Voice 2
Narrator 1
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
Mrs. 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 Wallace
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Movie
Jeanne Vertefeuille
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998)
Movie
Bea Johnson
Dance with Me (1998)
Movie
6
Mrs. Ida Bober
The Assistant (1997)
Movie
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
Frau Yeobright
The Return of the Native (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Appletree
On Promised Land (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Widows' Peak (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Monro
The Summer House (1993)
Movie
Martha Wilson
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Movie
5
Mrs Fisher
Enchanted April (1991)
Movie
Eva Krichinsky
Avalon (1990)
Movie
Cissie Colpitts 1
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Movie
6
Lady Bracknell
The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)
Movie
Meg Bowles
The Birthday Party (1987)
Movie
Mrs. McConnahay
Revolution (1985)
Movie
9
Norma Bates
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
Movie
Phyllis Grimshaw
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Movie
Edith Frank-Holländer
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)
Movie
Lady Pitts
Daphne Laureola (1978)
Movie
Dora Strang
Equus (1977)
Movie
Lady Pitts / Rosa
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
TV
Jean Rice
The Entertainer (1960)
Movie
Agnes Cole
Time Without Pity (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Yeobright / Dorothy
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1929-10-28
Deathday2025-01-16 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceBrigg, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsRoger Gage (1953 - 1960), Laurence Olivier (1961 - 1989)
ChildrenJulie-Kate Olivier, Tamsin Olivier, Richard Olivier
FatherWilliam Ernest Plowright
MotherDaisy Margaret Burton
SiblingsDavid Plowright
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesSussex, United Kingdom
Also Known AsJoan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier, Joan Ann Olivier, Dame Joan Plowright
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, Crystal Award, 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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