Glynis Johns

Biography

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

Cheers

Golden Globe Awards

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

All Movies (69)

• Six by Sondheim2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's2009 · as (archive footage)
• The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics2008 · as Self
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'2004 · as Self
• Superstar1999 · as Grandma
• While You Were Sleeping1995 · as Elsie
• The Secret Garden1994 · as Darjeeling (voice)
• The Ref1994 · as Rose Chasseur
• Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One1993 · as Self - Interviewee
• Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School1988 · as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
• Zelly & Me1988 · as Co-Co
• Nukie1987 · as Sister Anne
• The Crime of Ovide Plouffe1984
• Spraggue1984 · as Aunt Mary
• Three Dangerous Ladies1977 · as Mrs. Amworth
• Mrs. Amworth1975 · as Mrs. Amworth
• The Happy Prince1974 · as Swallow (voice)
• The Vault of Horror1973 · as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
• Under Milk Wood1972 · as Myfanwy Price
• Lock Up Your Daughters1969 · as Mrs Squeezum
• Don't Just Stand There1968 · as Sabine Manning
• Dear Brigitte1965 · as Vina Leaf
• Mary Poppins1964 · as Mrs. Banks
• Papa's Delicate Condition1963 · as Amberlyn Griffith
• The Chapman Report1962 · as Teresa Harnish
• The Cabinet of Caligari1962 · as Jane Lindstrom
• The Sundowners1960 · as Mrs. Firth
• The Spider's Web1960 · as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
• Last of the Few1960 · as Self / Narrator
• Shake Hands with the Devil1959 · as Kitty Brady
• Another Time, Another Place1958 · as Kay Trevor
• All Mine to Give1957 · as Jo Eunson
• Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as Sporting Lady's Companion
• Loser Takes All1956 · as Cary
• The Court Jester1955 · as Maid Jean
• Josephine and Men1955 · as Josephine Luton
• Mad About Men1954 · as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
• The Beachcomber1954 · as Martha Jones
• The Seekers1954 · as Marion Southey
• The Weak and the Wicked1954 · as Jean Raymond
• Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue1953 · as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
• Personal Affair1953 · as Barbara Vining
• The Sword and the Rose1953 · as Princess Mary Tudor
• The Card1952 · as Ruth Earp
• The Magic Box1952 · as May Jones
• Appointment with Venus1951 · as Nicola Fallaize
• No Highway in the Sky1951 · as Marjorie Corder
• Encore1951 · as Stella Cotman
• Flesh and Blood1951 · as Katherine Manley
• State Secret1950 · as Lisa Robinson
• Dear Mr. Prohack1949 · as Mimi Warburton
• Helter Skelter1949 · as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
• Third Time Lucky1949 · as Joan Burns
• Miranda1948 · as Miranda Trewella
• An Ideal Husband1947 · as Mabel Chiltern
• Frieda1947 · as Judy Dawson
• This Man Is Mine1946 · as Millie
• Perfect Strangers1945 · as Dizzy Clayton
• The Halfway House1944 · as Gwyneth
• The Adventures of Tartu1943 · as Paula Palacek
• 49th Parallel1941 · as Anna
• The Prime Minister1941 · as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
• The Briggs Family1940 · as Sheila Briggs
• Under Your Hat1940 · as Winnie
• The Thief of Bagdad1940 · as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
• On the Night of the Fire1939 · as Mary
• Prison Without Bars1938 · as Nina
• South Riding1938 · as Midge Carne
• Murder in the Family1938 · as Marjorie Osborne

All TV Shows (38)

• Coming of Age1988
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Bridget O'Hara
• Little Gloria... Happy at Last1982 · as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
• Cheers1982 · as Mrs. Helen Chambers
• The Love Boat1977 · as Edna Miles
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Lorraine Barrie
• Batman1966 · as Lady Penelope Peasoup
• 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Jennifer Heath
• Glynis1963
• The Danny Kaye Show1963 · as Self
• Burke's Law1963 · as Steffi Bernard
• Vacation Playhouse1963 · as Glynis Granville
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Lloyd Bridges Show1962 · as Leah Marquand
• The Beachcomber1962 · as Rosalind Metcalf
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Sister Brigid Marie
• The DuPont Show of the Week1961 · as Emily Foster
• The Defenders1961 · as Catherine Collins
• Kraft Mystery Theatre1961 · as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
• The Roaring 20's1960
• Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Esther Holmes
• Naked City1958 · as Miss Arlington
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• The Errol Flynn Theatre1956 · as The Girl
• The Errol Flynn Theatre1956 · as Lou McNamara
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Alma
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950
• Your Show of Shows1950
• Studio One1948 · as Lily Snape
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter