Joan Plowright

Acting

Joan Plowright

Born 28 October 1929 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Died 16 January 2025 at 95

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

Highlights

The Spiderwick Chronicles2008 · Film · Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Dinosaur2000 · Film · Baylene (voice)
Last Action Hero1993 · Film · Teacher
101 Dalmatians1996 · Film · Nanny
Dennis the Menace1993 · Film · Martha Wilson
Curious George2006 · Film · Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

Filmography

Movies

58 films

Knife Edge2009 · Film · Marjorie Blake
The Spiderwick Chronicles2008 · Film · Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Curious George2006 · Film · Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Goose on the Loose2006 · Film · Beatrice Fairfield
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont2005 · Film · Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon2004 · Film · Mother Superior
I Am David2003 · Film · Sophie
Bringing Down the House2003 · Film · Mrs. Virginia Arness
Callas Forever2002 · Film · Sarah Keller
Global Heresy2002 · Film · Lady Foxley
Bailey's Mistake2001 · Film · Aunt Angie
Frankie & Hazel2000 · Film · Phoebe Harkness
Back to the Secret Garden2000 · Film · Martha Sowerby
Dinosaur2000 · Film · Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden1999 · Film · Mrs Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini1999 · Film · Mary Wallace
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within1998 · Film · Jeanne Vertefeuille
Dance with Me1998 · Film · Bea Johnson
101 Dalmatians1996 · Film · Nanny
Surviving Picasso1996 · Film · Françoise's Grandmother
Mr. Wrong1996 · Film · Mrs. Crawford
Jane Eyre1996 · Film · Mrs. Fairfax
The Scarlet Letter1995 · Film · Harriet Hibbons
A Pyromaniac's Love Story1995 · Film · Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento1995 · Film · Marge Morrisey
A Pin for the Butterfly1995 · Film · Grandma
The Return of the Native1994 · Film · Frau Yeobright
A Place for Annie1994 · Film · Dorothy
On Promised Land1994 · Film · Mrs. Appletree
Widows' Peak1994 · Film · Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
The Clothes in the Wardrobe1993 · Film · Mrs. Monro
Last Action Hero1993 · Film · Teacher
Dennis the Menace1993 · Film · Martha Wilson
Stalin1992 · Film · Olga
The House of Bernarda Alba1991 · Film · Poncia
Enchanted April1991 · Film · Mrs Fisher
Avalon1990 · Film · Eva Krichinsky
I Love You to Death1990 · Film · Nadja
And a Nightingale Sang1989 · Film · Mam
The Dressmaker1988 · Film · Nellie
Drowning by Numbers1988 · Film · Cissie Colpitts
The Importance of Being Earnest1988 · Film · Lady Bracknell
The Birthday Party1987 · Film · Meg Bowles
Revolution1985 · Film · Mrs. McConnahay
Brimstone & Treacle1982 · Film · Norma Bates
Britannia Hospital1982 · Film · Phyllis Grimshaw
A Dedicated Man1982 · Film · Edith
The Diary of Anne Frank1980 · Film · Edith Frank-Holländer
Daphne Laureola1978 · Film · Lady Pitts
Saturday, Sunday, Monday1978 · Film · Rosa
Equus1977 · Film · Dora Strang
The Merchant of Venice1973 · Film · Portia
Twelfth Night1970 · Film · Viola
Three Sisters1970 · Film · Masha
Uncle Vanya1963 · Film · Sonya
The Entertainer1960 · Film · Jean Rice
Time Without Pity1957 · Film · Agnes Cole
Moby Dick—Rehearsed1955 · Film · A Young Actress /Pip

Filmography

Series

7 shows

Theatre Night1985 · Series · Meg
Screen Two1985 · Series · Mrs. Monro
Laurence Olivier Presents1976 · Series · Rosa
Omnibus1967 · Series
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Lisa
Theatre Night1957 · Series · Arlette Le Boeuf
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · Series · Adriana