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Joan Plowright
Born · October 28, 1929
Died · January 16, 2025 (95 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Bio
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.
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Herself
0.0
2018
Nothing Like a Dame
Self
6.9
2018
Knife Edge
Marjorie Blake
4.5
2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
6.6
2008
Curious George
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
6.4
2006
Goose on the Loose
Beatrice Fairfield
5.4
2006
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey
6.7
2005
George and the Dragon
Mother Superior
5.3
2004
I Am David
Sophie
6.8
2003
Bringing Down the House
Mrs. Virginia Arness
6.0
2003
Callas Forever
Sarah Keller
6.3
2002
Global Heresy
Lady Foxley
5.2
2002
Scrooge and Marley
Narrator
10.0
2001
Bailey's Mistake
Aunt Angie
5.0
2001
Frankie & Hazel
Phoebe Harkness
5.3
2000
Back to the Secret Garden
Martha Sowerby
6.1
2000
Dinosaur
Baylene (voice)
6.5
2000
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs Bartholomew
5.9
1999
Tea with Mussolini
Mary Wallace
6.4
1999
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Jeanne Vertefeuille
5.7
1998
Encore! Encore!
(13 episodes)
0.0
1998
Dance with Me
Bea Johnson
6.9
1998
101 Dalmatians
Nanny
5.9
1996
Surviving Picasso
Françoise's Grandmother
5.8
1996
Mr. Wrong
Mrs. Crawford
3.9
1996
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
6.9
1996
The Scarlet Letter
Harriet Hibbons
6.1
1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Mrs. Linzer
4.9
1995
Hotel Sorrento
Marge Morrisey
7.0
1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
Grandma
6.0
1995
The Return of the Native
Frau Yeobright
6.4
1994
A Place for Annie
Dorothy
6.0
1994
On Promised Land
Mrs. Appletree
6.0
1994
Widows' Peak
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
6.3
1994
The Summer House
Mrs. Monro
5.4
1993
Last Action Hero
Teacher
6.5
1993
Dennis the Menace
Martha Wilson
5.9
1993
Stalin
Olga
5.3
1992
The House of Bernarda Alba
Poncia
0.0
1991
Enchanted April
Mrs Fisher
6.7
1991
Avalon
Eva Krichinsky
6.6
1990
I Love You to Death
Nadja
6.4
1990
And a Nightingale Sang
Mam
4.5
1989
The Dressmaker
Nellie
4.0
1988
Drowning by Numbers
Cissie Colpitts 1
7.1
1988
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
4.7
1988
The Birthday Party
Meg Bowles
6.7
1987
Revolution
Mrs. McConnahay
5.3
1985
Theatre Night
Meg · (1 episode)
0.0
1985
Brimstone & Treacle
Norma Bates
6.0
1982
Britannia Hospital
Phyllis Grimshaw
6.4
1982
A Dedicated Man
Edith
0.0
1982
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edith Frank-Holländer
5.5
1980
Daphne Laureola
Lady Pitts
6.0
1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Rosa
0.0
1978
Equus
Dora Strang
7.0
1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
Rosa · (1 episode)
7.0
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Lady Pitts · (1 episode)
7.0
1976
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
7.0
1973
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
1971
Twelfth Night
Viola
6.4
1970
Three Sisters
Masha
3.7
1970
Uncle Vanya
Sonya
4.0
1963
The Entertainer
Jean Rice
6.2
1960
Time Without Pity
Agnes Cole
6.6
1957
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Yeobright · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dorothy · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944