Joan Plowright
Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Plowright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Oct 28, 1929 In Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 53
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Knife Edge 2009-10-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Knife Edge | Marjorie Blake | 2009-10-23 |
| Movie | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick | 2008-02-14 |
| Movie | Goose on the Loose | Beatrice Fairfield | 2006-01-13 |
| Movie | Curious George | Ms. Plushbottom (voice) | 2006-02-10 |
| Movie | Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont | Mrs. Palfrey | 2005-11-25 |
| Movie | George and the Dragon | Mother Superior | 2004-03-28 |
| Movie | Bringing Down the House | Mrs. Virginia Arness | 2003-03-07 |
| Movie | Callas Forever | Sarah Keller | 2002-09-18 |
| Movie | Bailey's Mistake | Aunt Angie | 2001-03-17 |
| Movie | Dinosaur | Baylene (voice) | 2000-05-19 |
| Movie | Frankie & Hazel | Phoebe Harkness | 2000-10-08 |
| Movie | Back to the Secret Garden | Martha Sowerby | 2000-09-02 |
| Movie | Tea with Mussolini | Mary Wallace | 1999-03-25 |
| Movie | Tom's Midnight Garden | Mrs Bartholomew | 1999-07-02 |
| Movie | Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within | Jeanne Vertefeuille | 1998-11-29 |
| Movie | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | 1996-01-20 |
| Movie | Mr. Wrong | Mrs. Crawford | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Surviving Picasso | Françoise's Grandmother | 1996-09-04 |
| Movie | 101 Dalmatians | Nanny | 1996-11-27 |
| Movie | A Pin for the Butterfly | Grandma | 1995-02-16 |
| Movie | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Mrs. Linzer | 1995-04-28 |
| Movie | Hotel Sorrento | Marge Morrisey | 1995-04-20 |
| Movie | Widows' Peak | Mrs. Doyle-Counihan | 1994-04-15 |
| Movie | A Place for Annie | Dorothy | 1994-05-01 |
| Movie | The Return of the Native | Frau Yeobright | 1994-12-04 |
| Movie | Last Action Hero | Teacher | 1993-06-18 |
| Movie | Dennis the Menace | Martha Wilson | 1993-06-24 |
| Movie | The Summer House | Mrs. Monro | 1993-12-21 |
| Movie | Stalin | Olga | 1992-11-21 |
| Movie | Enchanted April | Mrs Fisher | 1991-11-27 |
| Movie | The House of Bernarda Alba | Poncia | 1991-12-18 |
| Movie | I Love You to Death | Nadja | 1990-04-06 |
| Movie | Avalon | Eva Krichinsky | 1990-10-05 |
| Movie | And a Nightingale Sang | Mam | 1989-04-17 |
| Movie | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | 1988-05-29 |
| Movie | Drowning by Numbers | Cissie Colpitts 1 | 1988-09-10 |
| Movie | The Dressmaker | Nellie | 1988-12-16 |
| Movie | Brimstone and Treacle | Norma Bates | 1987-08-25 |
| Movie | Revolution | Mrs. McConnahay | 1985-12-25 |
| Movie | Wagner | Mrs. Taylor | 1983-01-01 |
| Movie | Britannia Hospital | Phyllis Grimshaw | 1982-05-27 |
| Movie | Brimstone & Treacle | Norma Bates | 1982-10-01 |
| Movie | The Diary of Anne Frank | Edith Frank-Holländer | 1980-11-17 |
| Movie | Daphne Laureola | Lady Pitts | 1978-01-15 |
| Movie | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Rosa | 1978-01-01 |
| Movie | Equus | Dora Strang | 1977-10-16 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | 1973-10-07 |
| Movie | Three Sisters | Masha | 1970-04-01 |
| Movie | Twelfth Night | Viola | 1970-07-12 |
| Movie | Uncle Vanya | Sonya | 1963-11-20 |
| Movie | The Entertainer | Jean Rice | 1960-07-25 |
| Movie | Moby Dick—Rehearsed | A Young Actress / Pip | 1955-01-01 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |