Glynis Johns
Acting
- Born:
- 1923-10-05
- Died:
- 2024-01-04
- Place of birth:
- Pretoria, South Africa
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Six by Sondheim
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Superstar
While You Were Sleeping
The Secret Garden
The Ref
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Zelly & Me
Coming of Age
Nukie
Murder, She Wrote
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Spraggue
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Cheers
The Love Boat
Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth
The Happy Prince
The Vault of Horror
Under Milk Wood
Great Performances
Lock Up Your Daughters
Don't Just Stand There
The Dick Cavett Show
ITV Playhouse
Batman
Dear Brigitte
Mary Poppins
12 O'Clock High
Glynis
The Danny Kaye Show
Burke's Law
Vacation Playhouse
Papa's Delicate Condition
The Chapman Report
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Cabinet of Caligari
The Beachcomber
The Mike Douglas Show
Dr. Kildare
The DuPont Show of the Week
The Defenders
Kraft Mystery Theatre
The Sundowners
The Spider's Web
The Roaring 20's
Last of the Few
Adventures in Paradise
Shake Hands with the Devil
Naked City
Another Time, Another Place
All Mine to Give
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Around the World in 80 Days