Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1929-10-28
- Day of Death2025-01-16 (95 years)
- Place of BirthBrigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsJoan Ann PlowrightBaroness OlivierJoan Ann OlivierDame Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2009
Knife Edge
As: Marjorie Blake
- 2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
As: Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
- 2006
Curious George
As: Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
- 2006
Goose on the Loose
As: Beatrice Fairfield
- 2005
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
As: Mrs. Palfrey
- 2004
George and the Dragon
As: Mother Superior
- 2003
I Am David
As: Sophie
- 2003
Bringing Down the House
As: Mrs. Virginia Arness
2002Callas Forever
As: Sarah Keller
2002Global Heresy
As: Lady Foxley
2001Scrooge and Marley
As: Narrator
2001Bailey's Mistake
As: Aunt Angie
2000Back to the Secret Garden
As: Martha Sowerby
- 2000
Dinosaur
As: Baylene (voice)
1999Tom's Midnight Garden
As: Mrs Bartholomew
1999Tea with Mussolini
As: Mary Wallace
1998Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
As: Jeanne Vertefeuille
1998Dance with Me
As: Bea Johnson
- 1996
101 Dalmatians
As: Nanny
1996Surviving Picasso
As: Françoise's Grandmother
1996Mr. Wrong
As: Mrs. Crawford
1996Jane Eyre
As: Mrs. Fairfax
1995The Scarlet Letter
As: Harriet Hibbons
1995A Pyromaniac's Love Story
As: Mrs. Linzer
1995Hotel Sorrento
As: Marge Morrisey
1994The Return of the Native
As: Frau Yeobright
1994A Place for Annie
As: Dorothy
1994On Promised Land
As: Mrs. Appletree
1994Widows' Peak
As: Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
1993The Summer House
As: Mrs. Monro
- 1993
Last Action Hero
As: Teacher
- 1993
Dennis the Menace
As: Martha Wilson
1992Stalin
As: Olga
1991The House of Bernarda Alba
As: Poncia
1991Enchanted April
As: Mrs Fisher
1990Avalon
As: Eva Krichinsky
1990I Love You to Death
As: Nadja
1989And a Nightingale Sang
As: Mam
1988The Dressmaker
As: Nellie
1988Drowning by Numbers
As: Cissie Colpitts 1
1988The Importance of Being Earnest
As: Lady Bracknell
1987The Birthday Party
As: Meg Bowles
1985Revolution
As: Mrs. McConnahay
1982Brimstone & Treacle
As: Norma Bates
1982Britannia Hospital
As: Phyllis Grimshaw
1982A Dedicated Man
As: Edith
1980The Diary of Anne Frank
As: Edith Frank-Holländer
1978Daphne Laureola
As: Lady Pitts
1978Saturday, Sunday, Monday
As: Rosa
1977Equus
As: Dora Strang
1976Laurence Olivier Presents
As: Rosa
- 1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
As: Lady Pitts
1973The Merchant of Venice
As: Portia
1970Twelfth Night
As: Viola
1970Three Sisters
As: Masha
1963Uncle Vanya
As: Sonya
1960The Entertainer
As: Jean Rice
1957Time Without Pity
As: Agnes Cole
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Mrs. Yeobright
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Dorothy