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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 28, 1929
Died
January 16, 2025
Place of Birth
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Joan Ann Plowright
- Baroness Olivier
- Joan Ann Olivier
- Dame Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
0.9 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Herself
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018
6.8
Self
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
4.5
Marjorie Blake
Knife Edge
2009
6.7
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
6.5
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Curious George
2006
4.9
Beatrice Fairfield
Goose on the Loose
2006
6.5
Mrs. Palfrey
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
5.5
Mother Superior
George and the Dragon
2004
6.8
Sophie
I Am David
2003
6.0
Mrs. Virginia Arness
Bringing Down the House
2003
Credits
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
as Herself
2018
0.0
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self
2018
6.8
Knife Edge
as Marjorie Blake
2009
4.5
The Spiderwick Chronicles
as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
2008
6.7
Curious George
as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
2006
6.5
Goose on the Loose
as Beatrice Fairfield
2006
4.9
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
as Mrs. Palfrey
2005
6.5
George and the Dragon
as Mother Superior
2004
5.5
I Am David
as Sophie
2003
6.8
Bringing Down the House
as Mrs. Virginia Arness
2003
6.0
Callas Forever
as Sarah Keller
2002
6.3
Global Heresy
as Lady Foxley
2002
4.9
Scrooge and Marley
as Narrator
2001
10.0
Bailey's Mistake
as Aunt Angie
2001
5.0
Frankie & Hazel
as Phoebe Harkness
2000
4.5
Back to the Secret Garden
as Martha Sowerby
2000
6.3
Dinosaur
as Baylene (voice)
2000
6.5
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Bartholomew
1999
5.9
Tea with Mussolini
as Mary Wallace
1999
6.4
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
as Jeanne Vertefeuille
1998
6.0
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Encore! Encore!
1998
0.0
Dance with Me
as Bea Johnson
1998
6.9
101 Dalmatians
as Nanny
1996
5.9
Surviving Picasso
as Françoise's Grandmother
1996
5.7
Mr. Wrong
as Mrs. Crawford
1996
4.0
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Fairfax
1996
6.9
The Scarlet Letter
as Harriet Hibbons
1995
6.1
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
as Mrs. Linzer
1995
5.1
Hotel Sorrento
as Marge Morrisey
1995
6.9
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A Pin for the Butterfly
as Grandma
1995
4.8
The Return of the Native
as Frau Yeobright
1994
6.1
A Place for Annie
as Dorothy
1994
6.0
On Promised Land
as Mrs. Appletree
1994
6.0
Widows' Peak
as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
1994
6.3
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Mrs. Monro
1993
5.6
Last Action Hero
as Teacher
1993
6.5
Dennis the Menace
as Martha Wilson
1993
5.9
Stalin
as Olga
1992
5.1
The House of Bernarda Alba
as Poncia
1991
0.0
Enchanted April
as Mrs Fisher
1991
6.7
Avalon
as Eva Krichinsky
1990
6.7
I Love You to Death
as Nadja
1990
6.4
And a Nightingale Sang
as Mam
1989
4.3
The Dressmaker
as Nellie
1988
3.2
Drowning by Numbers
as Cissie Colpitts 1
1988
7.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lady Bracknell
1988
4.7
The Birthday Party
as Meg Bowles
1987
6.7
Revolution
as Mrs. McConnahay
1985
5.3
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Theatre Night
as Meg
1985
0.0
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Theatre Night
as Lady Bracknell
1985
0.0
Screen Two
as Mrs. Monro
1985
6.8
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self
1982
10.0
Brimstone & Treacle
as Norma Bates
1982
5.8
Britannia Hospital
as Phyllis Grimshaw
1982
6.2
A Dedicated Man
as Edith
1982
0.0
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Edith Frank-Holländer
1980
5.5
Daphne Laureola
as Lady Pitts
1978
6.0
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Rosa
1978
0.0
Equus
as Dora Strang
1977
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Rosa
1976
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Lady Pitts
1976
7.0
The Merchant of Venice
as Portia
1973
7.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
Twelfth Night
as Viola
1970
6.4
Three Sisters
as Masha
1970
3.8
Uncle Vanya
as Sonya
1963
4.0
The Entertainer
as Jean Rice
1960
6.2
Time Without Pity
as Agnes Cole
1957
6.5
Moby Dick Rehearsed
as A Young Actress /Pip
1955
0.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Yeobright
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dorothy
1951
8.6
Sunday Night Theatre
as Adriana
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Phoebe
1950
3.5
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2