Person
Joan Plowright
Born 28 October 1929 Died 16 January 2025, aged 95 Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK TMDB ↗
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.
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20age in their first credit on record (1950)
59years on screen and counting
4credits in 1996, their busiest year
72dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 79 Knife Edge
2009as Marjorie Blake
Age: 78 The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Age: 76 Curious George
2006as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Age: 76 Goose on the Loose
2006as Beatrice Fairfield
Age: 76 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005as Mrs. Palfrey
Age: 74 George and the Dragon
2004as Mother Superior
Age: 74 I Am David
2003as Sophie
Age: 73 Bringing Down the House
2003as Mrs. Virginia Arness
Age: 72 Callas Forever
2002as Sarah Keller
Age: 72 Global Heresy
2002as Lady Foxley
Age: 71 Bailey's Mistake
2001as Aunt Angie
Age: 70 Frankie & Hazel
2000as Phoebe Harkness
Age: 70 Back to the Secret Garden
2000as Martha Sowerby
Age: 70 Dinosaur
2000as Baylene (voice)
Age: 69 Tom's Midnight Garden
1999as Mrs Bartholomew
Age: 69 Tea with Mussolini
1999as Mary Wallace
Age: 69 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998as Jeanne Vertefeuille
Age: 68 Dance with Me
1998as Bea Johnson
Age: 67 101 Dalmatians
1996as Nanny
Age: 66 Surviving Picasso
1996as Françoise's Grandmother
Age: 66 Mr. Wrong
1996as Mrs. Crawford
Age: 66 Jane Eyre
1996as Mrs. Fairfax
Age: 65 The Scarlet Letter
1995as Harriet Hibbons
Age: 65 A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995as Mrs. Linzer
Age: 65 Hotel Sorrento
1995as Marge Morrisey
Age: 65 A Pin for the Butterfly
1995as Grandma
Age: 65 The Return of the Native
1994as Frau Yeobright
Age: 64 A Place for Annie
1994as Dorothy
Age: 64 On Promised Land
1994as Mrs. Appletree
Age: 64 Widows' Peak
1994as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Age: 64 The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993as Mrs. Monro
Age: 63 Last Action Hero
1993as Teacher
Age: 63 Dennis the Menace
1993as Martha Wilson
Age: 63 Stalin
1992as Olga
Age: 62 The House of Bernarda Alba
1991as Poncia
Age: 62 Enchanted April
1991as Mrs Fisher
Age: 60 Avalon
1990as Eva Krichinsky
Age: 60 I Love You to Death
1990as Nadja
Age: 59 And a Nightingale Sang
1989as Mam
Age: 59 The Dressmaker
1988as Nellie
Age: 58 Drowning by Numbers
1988as Cissie Colpitts
Age: 58 The Importance of Being Earnest
1988as Lady Bracknell
Age: 57 The Birthday Party
1987as Meg Bowles
Age: 56 Revolution
1985as Mrs. McConnahay
Age: 52 Brimstone & Treacle
1982as Norma Bates
Age: 52 Britannia Hospital
1982as Phyllis Grimshaw
Age: 52 A Dedicated Man
1982as Edith
Age: 51 The Diary of Anne Frank
1980as Edith Frank-Holländer
Age: 48 Daphne Laureola
1978as Lady Pitts
Age: 48 Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978as Rosa
Age: 47 Equus
1977as Dora Strang
Age: 43 The Merchant of Venice
1973as Portia
Age: 40 Twelfth Night
1970as Viola
Age: 40 Three Sisters
1970as Masha
Age: 34 Uncle Vanya
1963as Sonya
Age: 30 The Entertainer
1960as Jean Rice
Age: 27 Time Without Pity
1957as Agnes Cole
Age: 25 Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955as A Young Actress /Pip
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TV credits
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Age: 68 Encore! Encore!
1998as Marie Pinoni
Age: 55 Theatre Night
1985as Meg
Age: 55 Theatre Night
1985as Lady Bracknell
Age: 55 Screen Two
1985as Mrs. Monro
No poster
Age: 52 All for Love
1982as Edith
Age: 47 Laurence Olivier Presents
1976as Rosa
Age: 47 Laurence Olivier Presents
1976as Lady Pitts
Age: 37 Omnibus
1967
Age: 37 ITV Playhouse
1967as Lisa
Age: 27 Theatre Night
1957as Arlette Le Boeuf
Age: 22 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Mrs. Yeobright
Age: 22 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Dorothy
Age: 20 Sunday Night Theatre
1950as Adriana
Age: 20 Sunday Night Theatre
1950as Phoebe