Joan Plowright

94 · Born: Oct 28, 1929

Personal Details

Born Oct 28, 1929 Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Spouse

Laurence Olivier
( Mar 17, 1961 to Jul 11, 1989 )
Roger Gage
( Sep 19, 1953 to Dec 2, 1960 )

Parents

William Ernest Plowright
Daisy Margaret Burton

Relatives

David Plowright (Sibling)

Biography

Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Plowright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2009

Knife Edge as Marjorie Blake

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

2006

Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose as Beatrice Fairfield

Curious George as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

2005

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont as Mrs. Palfrey

2003

Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House as Mrs. Virginia Arness

I Am David as Sophie

2002

Callas Forever as Sarah Keller

Rock My World as Lady Foxley

2001

Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley as Narrator

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney as Aunt Angie

2000

Dinosaur as Baylene (voice)

Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden as Martha Sowerby

Frankie & Hazel

Frankie & Hazel as Phoebe Harkness

1999

Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini as Mary Wallace

1998

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within as Jeanne Vertefeuille

Dance with Me as Bea Johnson

1997

The Assistant as Mrs. Ida Bober

1996

101 Dalmatians as Nanny

Mr. Wrong as Mrs. Crawford

Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso as Françoise's Grandmother

Jane Eyre as Mrs. Fairfax

1995

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Mrs. Linzer

Hotel Sorrento as Marge Morrisey

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter as Harriet Hibbons

1994

A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly as Grandma

On Promised Land

On Promised Land as Mrs. Appletree

A Place for Annie

A Place for Annie as Dorothy

Widows' Peak as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native as Frau Yeobright

1993

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace as Martha Wilson

Screen Two as Mrs. Monro

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dorothy

1992

Stalin as Olga

1991

Enchanted April

Enchanted April as Mrs Fisher

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba as Poncia

1990

Avalon as Eva Krichinsky

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death as Nadja

1989

And a Nightingale Sang

And a Nightingale Sang as Mam

1988

The Dressmaker as Nellie

Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers as Cissie Colpitts 1

1987

Theatre Night as Meg Bowles

1986

Theatre Night as Lady Bracknell

1985

Revolution as Mrs. McConnahay

1982

Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle as Norma Bates

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital as Phyllis Grimshaw

All for Love as Edith

1980

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank as Edith Frank-Holländer

1978

Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola as Lady Pitts

1977

Equus as Dora Strang

1973

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice as Portia

1970

Three Sisters as Masha

1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Viola

1960

The Entertainer

The Entertainer as Jean Rice

appearances

2018

Tea With the Dames

Tea With the Dames

2004

1983

Great Performances

Great Performances