Joan Plowright

Acting·Oct 28, 1929·Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life2018 · Herself	Herself
Nothing Like a Dame2018 · Self	Self
Knife Edge2009 · Marjorie Blake	Marjorie Blake
The Spiderwick Chronicles2008 · Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick	Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Curious George2006 · Ms. Plushbottom (voice)	Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Goose on the Loose2006 · Beatrice Fairfield	Beatrice Fairfield
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont2005 · Mrs. Palfrey	Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon2004 · Mother Superior	Mother Superior
I Am David2003 · Sophie	Sophie
Bringing Down the House2003 · Mrs. Virginia Arness	Mrs. Virginia Arness
Callas Forever2002 · Sarah Keller	Sarah Keller
Global Heresy2002 · Lady Foxley	Lady Foxley
Scrooge and Marley2001 · Narrator	Narrator
Bailey's Mistake2001 · Aunt Angie	Aunt Angie
Frankie & Hazel2000 · Phoebe Harkness	Phoebe Harkness
Back to the Secret Garden2000 · Martha Sowerby	Martha Sowerby
Dinosaur2000 · Baylene (voice)	Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden1999 · Mrs Bartholomew	Mrs Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini1999 · Mary Wallace	Mary Wallace
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within1998 · Jeanne Vertefeuille	Jeanne Vertefeuille
Dance with Me1998 · Bea Johnson	Bea Johnson
101 Dalmatians1996 · Nanny	Nanny
Surviving Picasso1996 · Françoise's Grandmother	Françoise's Grandmother
Mr. Wrong1996 · Mrs. Crawford	Mrs. Crawford
Jane Eyre1996 · Mrs. Fairfax	Mrs. Fairfax
The Scarlet Letter1995 · Harriet Hibbons	Harriet Hibbons
A Pyromaniac's Love Story1995 · Mrs. Linzer	Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento1995 · Marge Morrisey	Marge Morrisey
A Pin for the Butterfly1995 · Grandma	Grandma
The Return of the Native1994 · Frau Yeobright	Frau Yeobright
A Place for Annie1994 · Dorothy	Dorothy
On Promised Land1994 · Mrs. Appletree	Mrs. Appletree
Widows' Peak1994 · Mrs. Doyle-Counihan	Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
The Clothes in the Wardrobe1993 · Mrs. Monro	Mrs. Monro
Last Action Hero1993 · Teacher	Teacher
Dennis the Menace1993 · Martha Wilson	Martha Wilson
Stalin1992 · Olga	Olga
The House of Bernarda Alba1991 · Poncia	Poncia
Enchanted April1991 · Mrs Fisher	Mrs Fisher
Avalon1990 · Eva Krichinsky	Eva Krichinsky
I Love You to Death1990 · Nadja	Nadja
And a Nightingale Sang1989 · Mam	Mam
The Dressmaker1988 · Nellie	Nellie
Drowning by Numbers1988 · Cissie Colpitts	Cissie Colpitts
The Importance of Being Earnest1988 · Lady Bracknell	Lady Bracknell
The Birthday Party1987 · Meg Bowles	Meg Bowles
Revolution1985 · Mrs. McConnahay	Mrs. McConnahay
Laurence Olivier: A Life1982 · Self	Self