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Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Acting·1929–2025·62 films

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

101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians (1996)Nanny
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero (1993)Teacher
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Dinosaur
Dinosaur (2000)Baylene (voice)
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace (1993)Martha Wilson
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House (2003)Mrs. Virginia Arness
Curious George
Curious George (2006)Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1995)Harriet Hibbons
I Love You to Death
I Love You to Death (1990)Nadja
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1996)Mrs. Fairfax
Dance with Me
Dance with Me (1998)Bea Johnson
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers (1988)Cissie Colpitts
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini (1999)Mary Wallace
Equus
Equus (1977)Dora Strang
Revolution
Revolution (1985)Mrs. McConnahay
I Am David
I Am David (2003)Sophie
Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso (1996)Françoise's Grandmother
George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon (2004)Mother Superior
Avalon
Avalon (1990)Eva Krichinsky
Enchanted April
Enchanted April (1991)Mrs Fisher
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital (1982)Phyllis Grimshaw
Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong (1996)Mrs. Crawford
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)Self
The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)Jean Rice
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)Agnes Cole
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)Mrs. Palfrey
Stalin
Stalin (1992)Olga
Callas Forever
Callas Forever (2002)Sarah Keller
Knife Edge
Knife Edge (2009)Marjorie Blake
Back to the Secret Garden
Back to the Secret Garden (2000)Martha Sowerby
Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)Norma Bates
Global Heresy
Global Heresy (2002)Lady Foxley
A Place for Annie
A Place for Annie (1994)Dorothy
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)Mrs Bartholomew
Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak (1994)Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native (1994)Frau Yeobright
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)Mrs. Linzer
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)Edith Frank-Holländer
Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1970)Masha
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose (2006)Beatrice Fairfield
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993)Mrs. Monro
Hotel Sorrento
Hotel Sorrento (1995)Marge Morrisey
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)Lady Bracknell
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker (1988)Nellie
Frankie & Hazel
Frankie & Hazel (2000)Phoebe Harkness
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1970)Viola
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998)Jeanne Vertefeuille
A Pin for the Butterfly
A Pin for the Butterfly (1995)Grandma
And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang (1989)Mam
Bailey's Mistake
Bailey's Mistake (2001)Aunt Angie
Scrooge and Marley
Scrooge and Marley (2001)Narrator
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party (1987)Meg Bowles
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (1973)Portia
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1963)Sonya
Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola (1978)Lady Pitts
On Promised Land
On Promised Land (1994)Mrs. Appletree
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)Rosa
Laurence Olivier: a life
Laurence Olivier: a life (1982)Self
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955)A Young Actress /Pip
A Dedicated Man
A Dedicated Man (1982)Edith
The House of Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)Poncia
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life (2018)Herself