Glynis Johns
Acting
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.
Filmography
Six by Sondheim
2013 · Movie
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009 · Movie
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 · Movie
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004 · Movie
Superstar
1999 · Movie
While You Were Sleeping
1995 · Movie
The Secret Garden
1994 · Movie
The Ref
1994 · Movie
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993 · Movie
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 · Movie
Zelly & Me
1988 · Movie
Coming of Age
1988 · Series
Nukie
1987 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984 · Movie
Spraggue
1984 · Movie
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982 · Series
Cheers
1982 · Series
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977 · Movie
Mrs. Amworth
1975 · Movie
The Happy Prince
1974 · Movie
The Vault of Horror
1973 · Movie
Under Milk Wood
1972 · Movie
Great Performances
1971 · Series
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969 · Movie
Don't Just Stand There
1968 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
Batman
1966 · Series
Dear Brigitte
1965 · Movie
Mary Poppins
1964 · Movie
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Series
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Series
Glynis
1963 · Series
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · Series
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Movie
The Chapman Report
1962 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 · Series
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962 · Movie
The Beachcomber
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961 · Series
The Defenders
1961 · Series
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · Series
The Sundowners
1960 · Movie
The Spider's Web
1960 · Movie
The Roaring 20's
1960 · Series
Last of the Few
1960 · Movie
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Series
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959 · Movie
Naked City
1958 · Series
Another Time, Another Place
1958 · Movie
All Mine to Give
1957 · Movie
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Series
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · Movie
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956 · Series
Loser Takes All
1956 · Movie
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
The Court Jester
1955 · Movie
Josephine and Men
1955 · Movie
Mad About Men
1954 · Movie
The Beachcomber
1954 · Movie
The Seekers
1954 · Movie
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Movie
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953 · Movie
Personal Affair
1953 · Movie
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
The Card
1952 · Movie
The Magic Box
1952 · Movie
Appointment with Venus
1951 · Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
No Highway in the Sky
1951 · Movie
Encore
1951 · Movie
Flesh and Blood
1951 · Movie
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
State Secret
1950 · Movie
Your Show of Shows
1950 · Series
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949 · Movie
Helter Skelter
1949 · Movie
Third Time Lucky
1949 · Movie
Studio One
1948 · Series
Miranda
1948 · Movie
An Ideal Husband
1947 · Movie
Frieda
1947 · Movie
This Man Is Mine
1946 · Movie
Perfect Strangers
1945 · Movie
The Halfway House
1944 · Movie
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
The Adventures of Tartu
1943 · Movie
49th Parallel
1941 · Movie
The Prime Minister
1941 · Movie
The Briggs Family
1940 · Movie
Under Your Hat
1940 · Movie
The Thief of Bagdad
1940 · Movie
On the Night of the Fire
1939 · Movie
Prison Without Bars
1938 · Movie
South Riding
1938 · Movie
Murder in the Family
1938 · Movie