Joan Plowright
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-10-28 in Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died
2025-01-16
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.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Oscars
as Self
Sunday Night Theatre
as Adriana
Sunday Night Theatre
as Phoebe
Screen Two
as Mrs. Monro
Dinosaur
as Baylene (voice)
101 Dalmatians
as Nanny
The Spiderwick Chronicles
as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Avalon
as Eva Krichinsky
Last Action Hero
as Teacher
Widows' Peak
as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Dennis the Menace
as Martha Wilson
Curious George
as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Frankie & Hazel
as Phoebe Harkness
Enchanted April
as Mrs Fisher
The Scarlet Letter
as Harriet Hibbons
Stalin
as Olga
Dance with Me
as Bea Johnson
Twelfth Night
as Viola