Glynis Johns
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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 11.901 |
| Birthday | 1923-10-05 |
| Place of Birth | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Also Known As | Glynnis Johns, Glynis Margaret P. Johns, Глинис Джонс, |
1964
Mary Poppins
7.6/4655
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While You Were Sleeping
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The Ref
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1955
The Court Jester
7.283/188
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The Court Jester
1947
An Ideal Husband
6.1/11
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1938
Murder in the Family
0/0
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Zelly & Me
5.3/9
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1965
Dear Brigitte
6.4/25
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Dear Brigitte
1958
Another Time, Another Place
5.8/14
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1960
The Sundowners
6.6/49
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1952
The Card
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Under Milk Wood
6.2/21
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1951
No Highway in the Sky
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The Sword and the Rose
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1943
The Adventures of Tartu
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1957
All Mine to Give
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1952
The Magic Box
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The Vault of Horror
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1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
5.4/14
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1947
Frieda
5.3/13
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Nukie
2.1/26
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Nukie
1953
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
5.1/13
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Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1944
The Halfway House
6.5/26
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The Halfway House
1953
Personal Affair
6.2/13
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Personal Affair
1951
Appointment with Venus
5.1/7
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Appointment with Venus
1962
The Cabinet of Caligari
6.4/52
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The Cabinet of Caligari
1954
The Seekers
5.7/5
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The Seekers
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
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1960
The Spider's Web
6.2/11
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The Spider's Web
1948
Miranda
6.3/22
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Miranda
1954
Mad About Men
6.1/16
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1950
State Secret
6.567/15
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1962
The Chapman Report
5.3/15
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1949
Dear Mr. Prohack
6/3
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1945
Perfect Strangers
6.587/23
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1975
Mrs. Amworth
5.8/4
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1955
Josephine and Men
6.3/3
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1969
Lock Up Your Daughters
4.5/2
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1960
Last of the Few
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The Secret Garden
5.9/16
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1977
Three Dangerous Ladies
5/1
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1974
The Happy Prince
5.3/3
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1968
Don't Just Stand There
5.5/2
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1954
The Beachcomber
5.7/6
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1988
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
7.396/294
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1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
6.5/23
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Superstar
5.334/283
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1938
South Riding
6.2/5
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Loser Takes All
5.4/5
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1941
49th Parallel
7/104
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49th Parallel
1939
On the Night of the Fire
5.2/9
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1940
Under Your Hat
5.3/3
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1946
This Man Is Mine
0/0
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This Man Is Mine
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
7.093/264
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The Thief of Bagdad
1951
Encore
6.2/11
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Encore
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
6.636/513
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Around the World in Eighty Days
1940
The Briggs Family
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The Briggs Family
1951
Flesh and Blood
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Flesh and Blood
1938
Prison Without Bars
6/1
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Prison Without Bars
2013
Six by Sondheim
7.2/25
This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.
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Six by Sondheim
2004
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
8.2/4
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
1949
Third Time Lucky
7/1
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Third Time Lucky
1949
Helter Skelter
6.2/3
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
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Helter Skelter
1984
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
6.3/3
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The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
Spraggue
0/0
Boston professor and amateur detective, Michael Spraggue, together with his eccentric aunt investigates a suspicious physician in connection with the...
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Spraggue
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
0/0
Documentary looking at the history of Hollywood musicals in the 1960s. This decade saw independent film companies becoming more prominent as the bigge...
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