Joan Plowright
Acting
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.
Born: October 28, 1929 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Filmography (50)
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Actor
Knife Edge
2009
Actor: Marjorie Blake
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Actor: Aunt Lucinda Spide…
Curious George
2006
Actor: Ms. Plushbottom (v…
Goose on the Loose
2006
Actor: Beatrice Fairfield
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
Actor: Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon
2004
Actor: Mother Superior
I Am David
2003
Actor: Sophie
Bringing Down the House
2003
Actor: Mrs. Virginia Arne…
Callas Forever
2002
Actor: Sarah Keller
Global Heresy
2002
Actor: Lady Foxley
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
Actor: Martha Sowerby
Dinosaur
2000
Actor: Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
Actor: Mrs Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Actor: Mary Wallace
Dance with Me
1998
Actor: Bea Johnson
101 Dalmatians
1996
Actor: Nanny
Surviving Picasso
1996
Actor: Françoise's Grandm…
Mr. Wrong
1996
Actor: Mrs. Crawford
Jane Eyre
1996
Actor: Mrs. Fairfax
The Scarlet Letter
1995
Actor: Harriet Hibbons
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
Actor: Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento
1995
Actor: Marge Morrisey
The Return of the Native
1994
Actor: Frau Yeobright
A Place for Annie
1994
Actor: Dorothy
Widows' Peak
1994
Actor: Mrs. Doyle-Couniha…
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
Actor: Mrs. Monro
Last Action Hero
1993
Actor: Teacher
Dennis the Menace
1993
Actor: Martha Wilson
Stalin
1992
Actor: Olga
Enchanted April
1991
Actor: Mrs Fisher
Avalon
1990
Actor: Eva Krichinsky
I Love You to Death
1990
Actor: Nadja
Drowning by Numbers
1988
Actor: Cissie Colpitts
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
Actor: Lady Bracknell
Revolution
1985
Actor: Mrs. McConnahay
TV
Screen Two
1985
Actor: Mrs. Monro
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
Actor: Norma Bates
Britannia Hospital
1982
Actor: Phyllis Grimshaw
The Diary of Anne Frank
1980
Actor: Edith Frank-Hollän…
Equus
1977
Actor: Dora Strang
TV
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Actor: RosaActor: Lady Pitts
TV
Great Performances
1971
Actor
Three Sisters
1970
Actor: Masha
The Entertainer
1960
Actor: Jean Rice
Time Without Pity
1957
Actor: Agnes Cole
TV
The Oscars
1953
Actor
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Actor: Mrs. YeobrightActor: Dorothy
TV
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Actor: AdrianaActor: Phoebe
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor: Self - Nominee