Acting · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Born October 28, 1929
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.
MovieFranco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018
as Herself
MovieNothing Like a Dame
2018
as Self
MovieKnife Edge
2009
as Marjorie Blake
MovieThe Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
MovieCurious George
2006
as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
MovieGoose on the Loose
2006
as Beatrice Fairfield
MovieMrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
as Mrs. Palfrey
MovieGeorge and the Dragon
2004
as Mother Superior
MovieI Am David
2003
as Sophie
MovieBringing Down the House
2003
as Mrs. Virginia Arness
MovieCallas Forever
2002
as Sarah Keller
MovieGlobal Heresy
2002
as Lady Foxley
MovieScrooge and Marley
2001
as Narrator
MovieBailey's Mistake
2001
as Aunt Angie
MovieFrankie & Hazel
2000
as Phoebe Harkness
MovieBack to the Secret Garden
2000
as Martha Sowerby
MovieDinosaur
2000
as Baylene (voice)
MovieTom's Midnight Garden
1999
as Mrs Bartholomew
MovieTea with Mussolini
1999
as Mary Wallace
MovieAldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998
as Jeanne Vertefeuille
Encore! Encore!
1998
as Marie Pinoni
MovieDance with Me
1998
as Bea Johnson
Movie101 Dalmatians
1996
as Nanny
MovieSurviving Picasso
1996
as Françoise's Grandmother
MovieMr. Wrong
1996
as Mrs. Crawford
MovieJane Eyre
1996
as Mrs. Fairfax
MovieThe Scarlet Letter
1995
as Harriet Hibbons
MovieA Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
as Mrs. Linzer
MovieHotel Sorrento
1995
as Marge Morrisey
MovieA Pin for the Butterfly
1995
as Grandma
MovieThe Return of the Native
1994
as Frau Yeobright
MovieA Place for Annie
1994
as Dorothy
MovieOn Promised Land
1994
as Mrs. Appletree
MovieWidows' Peak
1994
as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
MovieThe Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
as Mrs. Monro
MovieLast Action Hero
1993
as Teacher
MovieDennis the Menace
1993
as Martha Wilson
MovieStalin
1992
as Olga
MovieThe House of Bernarda Alba
1991
as Poncia
MovieEnchanted April
1991
as Mrs Fisher
MovieAvalon
1990
as Eva Krichinsky
MovieI Love You to Death
1990
as Nadja
MovieAnd a Nightingale Sang
1989
as Mam
MovieThe Dressmaker
1988
as Nellie
MovieDrowning by Numbers
1988
as Cissie Colpitts
MovieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1988
as Lady Bracknell
MovieThe Birthday Party
1987
as Meg Bowles
MovieRevolution
1985
as Mrs. McConnahay
TVTheatre Night
1985
as Meg
TVScreen Two
1985
as Mrs. Monro
MovieLaurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self
MovieBrimstone & Treacle
1982
as Norma Bates
All for Love
1982
as Edith
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Phyllis Grimshaw
MovieA Dedicated Man
1982
as Edith
MovieThe Diary of Anne Frank
1980
as Edith Frank-Holländer
MovieDaphne Laureola
1978
as Lady Pitts
MovieSaturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
as Rosa
MovieEquus
1977
as Dora Strang
TVLaurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Rosa
MovieThe Merchant of Venice
1973
as Portia
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieTwelfth Night
1970
as Viola
MovieThree Sisters
1970
as Masha
TVOmnibus
1967
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Lisa
MovieUncle Vanya
1963
as Sonya
MovieThe Entertainer
1960
as Jean Rice
MovieTime Without Pity
1957
as Agnes Cole
TVTheatre Night
1957
as Arlette Le Boeuf
MovieMoby Dick—Rehearsed
1955
as A Young Actress /Pip
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mrs. Yeobright
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Adriana
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
