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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-10-28

Day of Death

2025-01-16 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Joan Ann Plowright

Baroness Olivier

Joan Ann Olivier

Dame Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

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

Acting

Avalon

1990

Avalon

as

Eva Krichinsky

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

as

Mrs. Linzer

Dinosaur

2000

Dinosaur

as

Baylene (voice)

Tea with Mussolini

1999

Tea with Mussolini

as

Mary Wallace

Bringing Down the House

2003

Bringing Down the House

as

Mrs. Virginia Arness

George and the Dragon

2004

George and the Dragon

as

Mother Superior

101 Dalmatians

1996

101 Dalmatians

as

Nanny

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as

Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Dennis the Menace

1993

Dennis the Menace

as

Martha Wilson

Widows' Peak

1994

Widows' Peak

as

Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

Enchanted April

1991

Enchanted April

as

Mrs Fisher

Last Action Hero

1993

Last Action Hero

as

Teacher

Britannia Hospital

1982

Britannia Hospital

as

Phyllis Grimshaw

Revolution

1985

Revolution

as

Mrs. McConnahay

Drowning by Numbers

1988

Drowning by Numbers

as

Cissie Colpitts 1

Knife Edge

2009

Knife Edge

as

Marjorie Blake

Back to the Secret Garden

2000

Back to the Secret Garden

as

Martha Sowerby

Equus

1977

Equus

as

Dora Strang

Time Without Pity

1957

Time Without Pity

as

Agnes Cole

I Am David

2003

I Am David

as

Sophie

Global Heresy

2002

Global Heresy

as

Lady Foxley

Jane Eyre

1996

Jane Eyre

as

Mrs. Fairfax

Callas Forever

2002

Callas Forever

as

Sarah Keller

Dance with Me

1998

Dance with Me

as

Bea Johnson

Scrooge and Marley

2001

Scrooge and Marley

as

Narrator

The Entertainer

1960

The Entertainer

as

Jean Rice

Brimstone & Treacle

1982

Brimstone & Treacle

as

Norma Bates

Hotel Sorrento

1995

Hotel Sorrento

as

Marge Morrisey

The Diary of Anne Frank

1980

The Diary of Anne Frank

as

Edith Frank-Holländer

Stalin

1992

Stalin

as

Olga

A Place for Annie

1994

A Place for Annie

as

Dorothy

The Dressmaker

1988

The Dressmaker

as

Nellie

Goose on the Loose

2006

Goose on the Loose

as

Beatrice Fairfield

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

as

Jeanne Vertefeuille

Twelfth Night

1970

Twelfth Night

as

Viola

Three Sisters

1970

Three Sisters

as

Masha

Mr. Wrong

1996

Mr. Wrong

as

Mrs. Crawford

Bailey's Mistake

2001

Bailey's Mistake

as

Aunt Angie

The Scarlet Letter

1995

The Scarlet Letter

as

Harriet Hibbons

The Return of the Native

1994

The Return of the Native

as

Frau Yeobright

Surviving Picasso

1996

Surviving Picasso

as

Françoise's Grandmother

Daphne Laureola

1978

Daphne Laureola

as

Lady Pitts

Frankie & Hazel

2000

Frankie & Hazel

as

Phoebe Harkness

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999

Tom's Midnight Garden

as

Mrs Bartholomew

Curious George

2006

Curious George

as

Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

On Promised Land

1994

On Promised Land

as

Mrs. Appletree

The Birthday Party

1987

The Birthday Party

as

Meg Bowles

Uncle Vanya

1963

Uncle Vanya

as

Sonya

A Dedicated Man

1982

A Dedicated Man

as

Edith

Moby Dick Rehearsed

1955

Moby Dick Rehearsed

as

A Young Actress /Pip

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mrs. Yeobright

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Lady Bracknell

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Mrs. Monro

Production

Crew

Directing