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Joan Plowright

Born 1929-10-28Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Screen work

Movies & roles

2018Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from LifeHerself 2018Nothing Like a DameSelf 2009Knife EdgeMarjorie Blake 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesAunt Lucinda Spiderwick 2006Curious GeorgeMs. Plushbottom (voice)2006Goose on the LooseBeatrice Fairfield 2005Mrs Palfrey at The ClaremontMrs. Palfrey 2004George and the DragonMother Superior 2003I Am DavidSophie 2003Bringing Down the HouseMrs. Virginia Arness 2002Callas ForeverSarah Keller 2002Global HeresyLady Foxley 2001Scrooge and MarleyNarrator 2001Bailey's MistakeAunt Angie 2000Frankie & HazelPhoebe Harkness 2000Back to the Secret GardenMartha Sowerby 2000DinosaurBaylene (voice)1999Tom's Midnight GardenMrs Bartholomew 1999Tea with MussoliniMary Wallace 1998Aldrich Ames: Traitor WithinJeanne Vertefeuille 1998Dance with MeBea Johnson 1996101 DalmatiansNanny 1996Surviving PicassoFrançoise's Grandmother 1996Mr. WrongMrs. Crawford