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Joan Plowright

Acting Born Oct 28, 1929 Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Great Performances

as Self
Film

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Full filmography

  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Screen Two (1985) as Mrs. Monro
  • Omnibus (1967)
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Lisa
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Adriana
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Phoebe
  • 101 Dalmatians (1996) as Nanny
  • Dinosaur (2000) as Baylene (voice)
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
  • Dennis the Menace (1993) as Martha Wilson
  • Last Action Hero (1993) as Teacher
  • Theatre Night (1957) as Arlette Le Boeuf
  • Curious George (2006) as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mrs. Yeobright
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Dorothy
  • Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) as Rosa
  • Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) as Lady Pitts
  • Jane Eyre (1996) as Mrs. Fairfax
  • Theatre Night (1985) as Meg
  • Theatre Night (1985) as Lady Bracknell
  • I Am David (2003) as Sophie
  • I Love You to Death (1990) as Nadja