
Glynis Johns
Born: 1923-10-05
Place of Birth: Pretoria, South Africa
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

While You Were Sleeping

Mary Poppins

The Sword and the Rose

Dear Brigitte

Miranda

The Spider's Web

The Sundowners

The Court Jester

The Adventures of Tartu

The Card

Zelly & Me

Don't Just Stand There

Superstar

Around the World in 80 Days

All Mine to Give

State Secret

Helter Skelter

The Thief of Bagdad

Spraggue

Frieda

Under Your Hat

The Seekers

The Vault of Horror

The Magic Box

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

On the Night of the Fire

The Secret Garden

The Ref

Appointment with Venus

Josephine and Men

Flesh and Blood

49th Parallel

Six by Sondheim

No Highway in the Sky

Lock Up Your Daughters

Mad About Men

An Ideal Husband

Under Milk Wood

The Halfway House

Loser Takes All

The Chapman Report

The Briggs Family

The Cabinet of Caligari

Another Time, Another Place

Perfect Strangers

Shake Hands with the Devil

Nukie

Papa's Delicate Condition

Dear Mr. Prohack

The Weak and the Wicked

The Prime Minister

Personal Affair

The Happy Prince

The Beachcomber

Prison Without Bars

Encore

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

South Riding

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

Third Time Lucky

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

Three Dangerous Ladies
