Acting · Pretoria, South Africa · Born October 5, 1923
Glynis Johns (October 5, 1923 - January 4, 2024) was a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for originating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture Mary Poppins. In 2020, with the death of Olivia de Havilland, Johns became the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category. In both roles, Johns sang songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. Johns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and class years of British cinema. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieSix by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
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2008
as Self
MovieSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self
MovieSuperstar
1999
as Grandma
MovieWhile You Were Sleeping
1995
as Elsie
MovieThe Secret Garden
1994
as Darjeeling (voice)
MovieThe Ref
1994
as Rose Chasseur
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self - Interviewee
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1988
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
MovieZelly & Me
1988
as Co-Co
Coming of Age
1988
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1987
as Sister Anne
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Bridget O'Hara
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1984
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1984
as Aunt Mary
TVLittle Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
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1982
as Mrs. Helen Chambers
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1977
as Edna Miles
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1977
as Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth
1975
as Mrs. Amworth
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1974
as Swallow (voice)
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1973
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1972
as Myfanwy Price
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1971
as Self
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1969
as Mrs Squeezum
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1968
as Sabine Manning
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1968
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1967
as Lorraine Barrie
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1966
as Lady Penelope Peasoup
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1965
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1964
as Mrs. Banks
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1964
as Jennifer Heath
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1963
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
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1963
as Steffi Bernard
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1963
as Glynis Granville
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1963
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1962
as Teresa Harnish
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
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1962
as Leah Marquand
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1962
as Jane Lindstrom
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1962
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1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Sister Brigid Marie
TVThe DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Emily Foster
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1961
as Catherine Collins
TVKraft Mystery Theatre
1961
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
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1960
as Mrs. Firth
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1960
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
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1960
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1960
as Self / Narrator
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1959
as Esther Holmes
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1959
as Kitty Brady
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1958
as Miss Arlington
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1958
as Kay Trevor
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1957
as Jo Eunson
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1957
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1956
as Sporting Lady's Companion
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1956
as Lou McNamara
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1956
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1956
as Self - Winner
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1955
as Maid Jean
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1955
as Josephine Luton
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1954
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
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1954
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1954
as Marion Southey
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1954
as Jean Raymond
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1953
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
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1953
as Barbara Vining
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1953
as Princess Mary Tudor
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1953
as Self
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Alma
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1952
as Ruth Earp
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1952
as May Jones
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1951
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1951
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1951
as Marjorie Corder
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1951
as Stella Cotman
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1951
as Katherine Manley
Lux Video Theatre
1950
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1950
as Lisa Robinson
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1950
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1949
as Mimi Warburton
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1949
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
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1949
as Joan Burns
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1948
as Lily Snape
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1948
as Miranda Trewella
MovieAn Ideal Husband
1947
as Mabel Chiltern
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1947
as Judy Dawson
MovieThis Man Is Mine
1946
as Millie
MoviePerfect Strangers
1945
as Dizzy Clayton
MovieThe Halfway House
1944
as Gwyneth
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Adventures of Tartu
1943
as Paula Palacek
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1941
as Anna
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1941
as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
MovieThe Briggs Family
1940
as Sheila Briggs
MovieUnder Your Hat
1940
as Winnie
MovieThe Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
MovieOn the Night of the Fire
1939
as Mary
MoviePrison Without Bars
1938
as Nina
MovieSouth Riding
1938
as Midge Carne
Murder in the Family
1938
as Marjorie Osborne
