Glynis Johns
Born
October 5, 1923
Died
January 4, 2024 (100 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Pretoria, South Africa
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.
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Known For
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
2004
Superstar
Grandma
1999
While You Were Sleeping
Elsie
1995
The Secret Garden
Darjeeling (voice)
1994
The Ref
Rose Chasseur
1994
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
1988
Zelly & Me
Co-Co
1988
Coming of Age
(16 episodes)
1988
Nukie
Sister Anne
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Bridget O'Hara · (1 episode)
1984
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
Spraggue
Aunt Mary
1984
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan · (2 episodes)
1982
Cheers
Mrs. Helen Chambers · (1 episode)
1982
The Love Boat
Edna Miles · (1 episode)
1977
Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth
1977
Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth
1975
The Happy Prince
Swallow (voice)
1974
The Vault of Horror
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
1973
Under Milk Wood
Myfanwy Price
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Lock Up Your Daughters
Mrs Squeezum
1969
Don't Just Stand There
Sabine Manning
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
Batman
Lady Penelope Peasoup · (4 episodes)
1966
Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
1965
Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
1964
12 O'Clock High
Jennifer Heath · (1 episode)
1964
Glynis
(14 episodes)
1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Steffi Bernard · (1 episode)
1963
Vacation Playhouse
Glynis Granville · (1 episode)
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
Amberlyn Griffith
1963
The Chapman Report
Teresa Harnish
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leah Marquand · (1 episode)
1962
The Cabinet of Caligari
Jane Lindstrom
1962
The Beachcomber
Rosalind Metcalf · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (5 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Sister Brigid Marie · (1 episode)
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Emily Foster · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Catherine Collins · (1 episode)
1961
The Sundowners
Mrs. Firth
1960
The Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1960
The Roaring 20's
(1 episode)
1960
Last of the Few
Self / Narrator
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Esther Holmes · (1 episode)
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
Kitty Brady
1959
Naked City
Miss Arlington · (1 episode)
1958
Another Time, Another Place
Kay Trevor
1958
All Mine to Give
Jo Eunson
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (2 episodes)
1957
Around the World in Eighty Days
Sporting Lady's Companion
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Lou McNamara · (1 episode)
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Girl · (1 episode)
1956
Loser Takes All
Cary
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1956
The Court Jester
Maid Jean
1955
Josephine and Men
Josephine Luton
1955
Mad About Men
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
1954
The Beachcomber
Martha Jones
1954
The Seekers
Marion Southey
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
Jean Raymond
1954
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
1953
Personal Affair
Barbara Vining
1953
The Sword and the Rose
Princess Mary Tudor
1953
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Alma · (1 episode)
1953
The Card
Ruth Earp
1952
The Magic Box
May Jones
1952
Appointment with Venus
Nicola Fallaize
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
No Highway in the Sky
Marjorie Corder
1951
Encore
Stella Cotman
1951
Flesh and Blood
Katherine Manley
1951
Lux Video Theatre
(1 episode)
1950
State Secret
Lisa Robinson
1950
Your Show of Shows
(1 episode)
1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
Mimi Warburton
1949
Helter Skelter
Miranda Trewella
1949
Third Time Lucky
Joan Burns
1949
Studio One
Lily Snape · (1 episode)
1948
Miranda
Miranda Trewella
1948
An Ideal Husband
Mabel Chiltern
1947
Frieda
Judy Dawson
1947
This Man Is Mine
Millie
1946
Perfect Strangers
Dizzy Clayton
1945
The Halfway House
Gwyneth
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
The Adventures of Tartu
Paula Palacek
1943
49th Parallel
Anna
1941
The Briggs Family
Sheila Briggs
1940
Under Your Hat
Winnie
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
1940
On the Night of the Fire
Mary
1939
Prison Without Bars
Nina
1938
South Riding
Midge Carne
1938
Murder in the Family
Marjorie Osborne
1938