Glynis Johns
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.
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Known for
Adventures in Paradise
Esther Holmes
Great Performances
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Bridget O'Hara
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Your Show of Shows
Cheers
Mrs. Helen Chambers
Dr. Kildare
Sister Brigid Marie
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
Studio One
Lily Snape
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leah Marquand
Batman
Lady Penelope Peasoup
The Love Boat
Edna Miles
12 O'Clock High
Jennifer Heath
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
The Beachcomber
Rosalind Metcalf
Vacation Playhouse
Glynis Granville
The Oscars
Self
The Roaring 20's
Naked City
Miss Arlington
Burke's Law
Steffi Bernard
Glynis
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Lou McNamara
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Girl
The DuPont Show of the Week
Emily Foster
Coming of Age
Lux Video Theatre
Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
General Electric Theater
Alma
While You Were Sleeping
Elsie
Around the World in Eighty Days
Sporting Lady's Companion
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
The Court Jester
Maid Jean
The Sundowners
Mrs. Firth
Superstar
Grandma
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
The Thief of Bagdad
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
The Ref
Rose Chasseur
49th Parallel
Anna
The Vault of Horror
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
The Magic Box
May Jones
Shake Hands with the Devil
Kitty Brady
No Highway in the Sky
Marjorie Corder
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
The Card
Ruth Earp
All Mine to Give
Jo Eunson
State Secret
Lisa Robinson
Perfect Strangers
Dizzy Clayton
The Halfway House
Gwyneth
The Sword and the Rose
Princess Mary Tudor
Appointment with Venus
Nicola Fallaize
The Chapman Report
Teresa Harnish
An Ideal Husband
Mabel Chiltern
Another Time, Another Place
Kay Trevor
The Weak and the Wicked
Jean Raymond
Miranda
Miranda Trewella
Under Milk Wood
Myfanwy Price
Nukie
Sister Anne
Helter Skelter
Miranda Trewella
The Adventures of Tartu
Paula Palacek
Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
Mad About Men
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
On the Night of the Fire
Mary
Loser Takes All
Cary
The Secret Garden
Darjeeling (voice)
The Seekers
Marion Southey
Papa's Delicate Condition
Amberlyn Griffith
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Frieda
Judy Dawson
Josephine and Men
Josephine Luton
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Personal Affair
Barbara Vining
Zelly & Me
Co-Co
Dear Mr. Prohack
Mimi Warburton
The Cabinet of Caligari
Jane Lindstrom
Don't Just Stand There
Sabine Manning
Encore
Stella Cotman
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Beachcomber
Martha Jones
The Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Lock Up Your Daughters
Mrs Squeezum
Prison Without Bars
Nina
Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth
The Briggs Family
Sheila Briggs
South Riding
Midge Carne
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
Flesh and Blood
Katherine Manley
Third Time Lucky
Joan Burns
The Happy Prince
Swallow (voice)
Spraggue
Aunt Mary
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
This Man Is Mine
Millie
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
Murder in the Family
Marjorie Osborne
Under Your Hat
Winnie
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Last of the Few
Self / Narrator
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self