Joan Plowright
Acting
Born: 1929-10-28 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died: 2025-01-16
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 Golden Globes in the same year.
🎬 Movies (20)
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018
Herself
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Self
Knife Edge
2009
Marjorie Blake
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Curious George
2006
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Goose on the Loose
2006
Beatrice Fairfield
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon
2004
Mother Superior
I Am David
2003
Sophie
Bringing Down the House
2003
Mrs. Virginia Arness
Callas Forever
2002
Sarah Keller
Global Heresy
2002
Lady Foxley
Scrooge and Marley
2001
Narrator
Bailey's Mistake
2001
Aunt Angie
Frankie & Hazel
2000
Phoebe Harkness
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
Martha Sowerby
Dinosaur
2000
Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
Mrs Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Mary Wallace
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998
Jeanne Vertefeuille
📺 TV Shows (16)
Encore! Encore!
1998
Marie Pinoni
Theatre Night
1985
Meg
Theatre Night
1985
Lady Bracknell
Screen Two
1985
Mrs. Monro
All for Love
1982
Edith
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Rosa
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Lady Pitts
Great Performances
1971
Self
Omnibus
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
Lisa
The Oscars
1953
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Mrs. Yeobright
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Dorothy
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Adriana
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Phoebe
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee