Joan Plowright
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-10-28 – 2025-01-16
Place of birth: Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
I Love You to Death
1990Nadja
Avalon
1990Eva Krichinsky
Dinosaur
2000Baylene (voice)
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995Mrs. Linzer
Tea with Mussolini
1999Mary Wallace
Bringing Down the House
2003Mrs. Virginia Arness
George and the Dragon
2004Mother Superior
101 Dalmatians
1996Nanny
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Dennis the Menace
1993Martha Wilson
Widows' Peak
1994Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Enchanted April
1991Mrs Fisher
Last Action Hero
1993Teacher
Britannia Hospital
1982Phyllis Grimshaw
Revolution
1985Mrs. McConnahay
Drowning by Numbers
1988Cissie Colpitts
Knife Edge
2009Marjorie Blake
Back to the Secret Garden
2000Martha Sowerby
Equus
1977Dora Strang