1923-10-05 ( 101 years old ) in 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.
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Movies
Six by Sondheim
2013-12-09
Superstar
1999-10-08
While You Were Sleeping
1995-04-21
The Secret Garden
1994-11-05
The Ref
1994-03-09
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988-10-16
Zelly & Me
1988-04-15
Nukie
1987-07-01
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984-08-29
Spraggue
1984-06-29
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977-06-05
Mrs. Amworth
1975-01-01
The Happy Prince
1974-12-02
The Vault of Horror
1973-03-16
Under Milk Wood
1972-01-27
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969-03-29
Don't Just Stand There
1968-09-03
Dear Brigitte
1965-01-08
Mary Poppins
1964-12-17
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963-03-06
The Chapman Report
1962-10-05
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962-05-25
The Sundowners
1960-12-08
The Spider's Web
1960-11-01
Last of the Few
1960-04-27
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959-06-24
Another Time, Another Place
1958-05-02
All Mine to Give
1957-11-13
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956-10-17
Loser Takes All
1956-09-09
The Court Jester
1955-12-24
Josephine and Men
1955-11-09
Mad About Men
1954-11-16
The Beachcomber
1954-08-10
The Seekers
1954-06-22
The Weak and the Wicked
1954-02-02
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953-10-26
Personal Affair
1953-10-20
The Sword and the Rose
1953-07-23
The Card
1952-02-25
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Appointment with Venus
1951-10-08
No Highway in the Sky
1951-06-28
Encore
1951-06-11
Flesh and Blood
1951-03-06
State Secret
1950-09-11
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949-09-07
Helter Skelter
1949-01-07
Third Time Lucky
1949-01-06
Miranda
1948-04-06
An Ideal Husband
1947-11-14
Frieda
1947-06-19
This Man Is Mine
1946-09-12
Perfect Strangers
1945-10-15
The Halfway House
1944-04-02
The Adventures of Tartu
1943-10-01
49th Parallel
1941-11-24
The Briggs Family
1940-09-07
Under Your Hat
1940-09-01
The Thief of Bagdad
1940-02-19
On the Night of the Fire
1939-10-26
Prison Without Bars
1938-09-20
South Riding
1938-08-01
Murder in the Family
1938-01-01
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