Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

🎂 28th October 1929 (96 yrs) 📍 Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Joan Plowright

🎬 Movies Featuring Joan Plowright

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life (2018)

as Herself
Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame (2018)

as Self
Knife Edge

Knife Edge (2009)

as Marjorie Blake
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Curious George

Curious George (2006)

as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose (2006)

as Beatrice Fairfield
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)

as Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon (2004)

as Mother Superior
I Am David

I Am David (2003)

as Sophie
Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House (2003)

as Mrs. Virginia Arness
Callas Forever

Callas Forever (2002)

as Sarah Keller
Global Heresy

Global Heresy (2002)

as Lady Foxley
Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley (2001)

as Narrator
Bailey's Mistake

Bailey's Mistake (2001)

as Aunt Angie
Frankie & Hazel

Frankie & Hazel (2000)

as Phoebe Harkness
Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden (2000)

as Martha Sowerby
Dinosaur

Dinosaur (2000)

as Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)

as Mrs Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

as Mary Wallace
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998)

as Jeanne Vertefeuille
Dance with Me

Dance with Me (1998)

as Bea Johnson
101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians (1996)

as Nanny
Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso (1996)

as Françoise's Grandmother
Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong (1996)

as Mrs. Crawford
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre (1996)

as Mrs. Fairfax
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1995)

as Harriet Hibbons
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)

as Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento (1995)

as Marge Morrisey
No Image

A Pin for the Butterfly (1995)

as Grandma
The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native (1994)

as Frau Yeobright
A Place for Annie

A Place for Annie (1994)

as Dorothy
On Promised Land

On Promised Land (1994)

as Mrs. Appletree
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak (1994)

as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993)

as Mrs. Monro
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero (1993)

as Teacher
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (1993)

as Martha Wilson
Stalin

Stalin (1992)

as Olga
The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)

as Poncia
Enchanted April

Enchanted April (1991)

as Mrs Fisher
Avalon

Avalon (1990)

as Eva Krichinsky
I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death (1990)

as Nadja
And a Nightingale Sang

And a Nightingale Sang (1989)

as Mam
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker (1988)

as Nellie
Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers (1988)

as Cissie Colpitts 1
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)

as Lady Bracknell
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (1987)

as Meg Bowles
Revolution

Revolution (1985)

as Mrs. McConnahay
Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life (1982)

as Self
Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle (1982)

as Norma Bates
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital (1982)

as Phyllis Grimshaw
A Dedicated Man

A Dedicated Man (1982)

as Edith
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)

as Edith Frank-Holländer
Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola (1978)

as Lady Pitts
Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)

as Rosa
Equus

Equus (1977)

as Dora Strang
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1973)

as Portia
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night (1970)

as Viola
Three Sisters

Three Sisters (1970)

as Masha
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya (1963)

as Sonya
The Entertainer

The Entertainer (1960)

as Jean Rice
Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity (1957)

as Agnes Cole
Moby Dick Rehearsed

Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955)

as A Young Actress /Pip