Joan Plowright
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Oct 28, 1929 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
| 2018 | Nothing Like a DameSelf | |
| 2018 | Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from LifeHerself | |
| 2009 | Knife EdgeMarjorie Blake | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick ChroniclesAunt Lucinda Spiderwick | |
| 2006 | Goose on the LooseBeatrice Fairfield | |
| 2006 | Curious GeorgeMs. Plushbottom (voice) | |
| 2005 | Mrs Palfrey at The ClaremontMrs. Palfrey | |
| 2004 | George and the DragonMother Superior | |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the HouseMrs. Virginia Arness | |
| 2003 | I Am DavidSophie | |
| 2002 | Global HeresyLady Foxley | |
| 2002 | Callas ForeverSarah Keller | |
| 2001 | Scrooge and MarleyNarrator | |
| 2001 | Bailey's MistakeAunt Angie | |
| 2000 | DinosaurBaylene (voice) | |
| 2000 | Back to the Secret GardenMartha Sowerby | |
| 2000 | Frankie & HazelPhoebe Harkness | |
| 1999 | Tea with MussoliniMary Wallace | |
| 1999 | Tom's Midnight GardenMrs Bartholomew | |
| 1998 | Dance with MeBea Johnson | |
| 1998 | Aldrich Ames: Traitor WithinJeanne Vertefeuille | |
| 1998 | Encore! Encore! | |
| 1996 | 101 DalmatiansNanny | |
| 1996 | Jane EyreMrs. Fairfax | |
| 1996 | Mr. WrongMrs. Crawford | |
| 1996 | Surviving PicassoFrançoise's Grandmother | |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love StoryMrs. Linzer | |
| 1995 | Hotel SorrentoMarge Morrisey | |
| 1995 | A Pin for the ButterflyGrandma | |
| 1995 | The Scarlet LetterHarriet Hibbons | |
| 1994 | Widows' PeakMrs. Doyle-Counihan | |
| 1994 | A Place for AnnieDorothy | |
| 1994 | The Return of the NativeFrau Yeobright | |
| 1994 | On Promised LandMrs. Appletree | |
| 1993 | Dennis the MenaceMartha Wilson | |
| 1993 | Last Action HeroTeacher | |
| 1993 | The Clothes in the WardrobeMrs. Monro | |
| 1992 | StalinOlga | |
| 1991 | Enchanted AprilMrs Fisher | |
| 1991 | The House of Bernarda AlbaPoncia | |
| 1990 | I Love You to DeathNadja | |
| 1990 | AvalonEva Krichinsky | |
| 1989 | And a Nightingale SangMam | |
| 1988 | Drowning by NumbersCissie Colpitts | |
| 1988 | The DressmakerNellie | |
| 1988 | The Importance of Being EarnestLady Bracknell | |
| 1987 | The Birthday PartyMeg Bowles | |
| 1985 | RevolutionMrs. McConnahay | |
| 1985 | Theatre NightMeg | |
| 1985 | Theatre NightLady Bracknell | |
| 1985 | Screen TwoMrs. Monro | |
| 1982 | Britannia HospitalPhyllis Grimshaw | |
| 1982 | Brimstone & TreacleNorma Bates | |
| 1982 | A Dedicated ManEdith | |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf | |
| 1980 | The Diary of Anne FrankEdith Frank-Holländer | |
| 1978 | Daphne LaureolaLady Pitts | |
| 1978 | Saturday, Sunday, MondayRosa | |
| 1977 | EquusDora Strang | |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier PresentsRosa | |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier PresentsLady Pitts | |
| 1973 | The Merchant of VenicePortia | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1970 | Twelfth NightViola | |
| 1970 | Three SistersMasha | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseLisa | |
| 1963 | Uncle VanyaSonya | |
| 1960 | The EntertainerJean Rice | |
| 1957 | Time Without PityAgnes Cole | |
| 1955 | Moby Dick—RehearsedA Young Actress /Pip | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Yeobright | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameDorothy | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreAdriana | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatrePhoebe | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |