Joan Plowright

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Joan Plowright

Acting October 28, 1929

Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.…

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101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

5.9 1996 Movie
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

6.5 1993 Movie
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

6.7 2008 Movie
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

6.6 2000 Movie
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

5.9 1993 Movie
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.0 1944 TV Show
Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

6.0 2003 Movie
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Curious George

Curious George

6.5 2006 Movie
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

6.1 1995 Movie
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.1 1985 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2018
    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Movie Herself

  2. 2018
    Nothing Like a Dame

    Movie Self

  3. 2009
    Knife Edge

    Movie Marjorie Blake

  4. 2008
    The Spiderwick Chronicles

    Movie Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

  5. 2006
    Curious George

    Movie Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

  6. 2006
    Goose on the Loose

    Movie Beatrice Fairfield

  7. 2005
    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

    Movie Mrs. Palfrey

  8. 2004
    George and the Dragon

    Movie Mother Superior

  9. 2003
    I Am David

    Movie Sophie

  10. 2003
    Bringing Down the House

    Movie Mrs. Virginia Arness

  11. 2002
    Callas Forever

    Movie Sarah Keller

  12. 2002
    Global Heresy

    Movie Lady Foxley

  13. 2001
    Scrooge and Marley

    Movie Narrator

  14. 2001
    Bailey's Mistake

    Movie Aunt Angie

  15. 2000
    Frankie & Hazel

    Movie Phoebe Harkness

  16. 2000
    Back to the Secret Garden

    Movie Martha Sowerby

More credits
  1. 2000
    Dinosaur

    Movie Baylene (voice)

  2. 1999
    Tom's Midnight Garden

    Movie Mrs Bartholomew

  3. 1999
    Tea with Mussolini

    Movie Mary Wallace

  4. 1998
    Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

    Movie Jeanne Vertefeuille

  5. 1998
    Encore! Encore!

    TV show Marie Pinoni

  6. 1998
    Dance with Me

    Movie Bea Johnson

  7. 1996
    101 Dalmatians

    Movie Nanny

  8. 1996
    Surviving Picasso

    Movie Françoise's Grandmother

  9. 1996
    Mr. Wrong

    Movie Mrs. Crawford

  10. 1996
    Jane Eyre

    Movie Mrs. Fairfax

  11. 1995
    The Scarlet Letter

    Movie Harriet Hibbons

  12. 1995
    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    Movie Mrs. Linzer

  13. 1995
    Hotel Sorrento

    Movie Marge Morrisey

  14. 1995
    A Pin for the Butterfly

    Movie Grandma

  15. 1994
    The Return of the Native

    Movie Frau Yeobright

  16. 1994
    A Place for Annie

    Movie Dorothy

  17. 1994
    On Promised Land

    Movie Mrs. Appletree

  18. 1994
    Widows' Peak

    Movie Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

  19. 1993
    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    Movie Mrs. Monro

  20. 1993
    Last Action Hero

    Movie Teacher

  21. 1993
    Dennis the Menace

    Movie Martha Wilson

  22. 1992
    Stalin

    Movie Olga

  23. 1991
    The House of Bernarda Alba

    Movie Poncia

  24. 1991
    Enchanted April

    Movie Mrs Fisher