Joan Plowright

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 28, 1929

died

January 16, 2025

place of birth

Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

also known as

Joan Ann Plowright · Baroness Olivier · Joan Ann Olivier · Dame Joan Plowright

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

101 Dalmatians
5.9

101 Dalmatians

1996as Nanny
Dinosaur
6.6

Dinosaur

2000as Baylene (voice)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Dennis the Menace
5.9

Dennis the Menace

1993as Martha Wilson
Last Action Hero
6.5

Last Action Hero

1993as Teacher
Curious George
6.5

Curious George

2006as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
The Scarlet Letter
6.1

The Scarlet Letter

1995as Harriet Hibbons
I Am David
6.9

I Am David

2003as Sophie
I Love You to Death
6.4

I Love You to Death

1990as Nadja
Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

1996as Mrs. Fairfax
Avalon
6.7

Avalon

1990as Eva Krichinsky
Enchanted April
6.8

Enchanted April

1991as Mrs Fisher
Dance with Me
6.9

Dance with Me

1998as Bea Johnson
Bringing Down the House
6.0

Bringing Down the House

2003as Mrs. Virginia Arness
George and the Dragon
5.5

George and the Dragon

2004as Mother Superior
Mr. Wrong
4.0

Mr. Wrong

1996as Mrs. Crawford
Revolution
5.4

Revolution

1985as Mrs. McConnahay
Stalin
5.3

Stalin

1992as Olga
Tea with Mussolini
6.5

Tea with Mussolini

1999as Mary Wallace
Surviving Picasso
5.8

Surviving Picasso

1996as Françoise's Grandmother
Equus
7.0

Equus

1977as Dora Strang
Drowning by Numbers
7.0

Drowning by Numbers

1988as Cissie Colpitts
The Entertainer
6.2

The Entertainer

1960as Jean Rice
Callas Forever
6.5

Callas Forever

2002as Sarah Keller
Britannia Hospital
6.3

Britannia Hospital

1982as Phyllis Grimshaw
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
6.0

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993as Mrs. Monro
Time Without Pity
6.5

Time Without Pity

1957as Agnes Cole
Back to the Secret Garden
6.3

Back to the Secret Garden

2000as Martha Sowerby
Nothing Like a Dame
6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

2018as Self
Knife Edge
4.5

Knife Edge

2009as Marjorie Blake
The Return of the Native
6.3

The Return of the Native

1994as Frau Yeobright
Widows' Peak
6.5

Widows' Peak

1994as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
6.7

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005as Mrs. Palfrey
Goose on the Loose
5.3

Goose on the Loose

2006as Beatrice Fairfield
Tom's Midnight Garden
6.1

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999as Mrs Bartholomew
Global Heresy
5.0

Global Heresy

2002as Lady Foxley
Brimstone & Treacle
5.9

Brimstone & Treacle

1982as Norma Bates
The Dressmaker
4.6

The Dressmaker

1988as Nellie
The Merchant of Venice
8.5

The Merchant of Venice

1973as Portia
A Place for Annie
6.1

A Place for Annie

1994as Dorothy
Twelfth Night
6.5

Twelfth Night

1970as Viola
Uncle Vanya
5.5

Uncle Vanya

1963as Sonya
Three Sisters
4.3

Three Sisters

1970as Masha
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
5.2

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995as Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento
6.9

Hotel Sorrento

1995as Marge Morrisey
And a Nightingale Sang
5.2

And a Nightingale Sang

1989as Mam
The Diary of Anne Frank
5.8

The Diary of Anne Frank

1980as Edith Frank-Holländer
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
6.2

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998as Jeanne Vertefeuille
Frankie & Hazel
5.2

Frankie & Hazel

2000as Phoebe Harkness
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
7.0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978as Rosa