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Glynis Johns is a retired British stage, television and film actress, dancer, pianist, and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa while her parents were on tour, she is best known for creating 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 both roles she sang songs written specifically for her, including "Send In the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. She was nominated for an Oscar for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona.
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Six by Sondheim | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2013 |
Saving Mr. Banks | Mrs. Banks | 2013 |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Maid Jean | 2001 |
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
Superstar | Grandma | 1999 |
While You Were Sleeping | Elsie | 1995 |
The Ref | Rose / Rose Chasseur | 1994 |
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Ms. Grimwood / Ms. Grimwood (voice) | 1988 |
Zelly and Me | Co-Co | 1988 |
Coming of Age | Trudie Pepper | 1988 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Six by Sondheim | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2013 |
Saving Mr. Banks | Mrs. Banks | 2013 |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Maid Jean | 2001 |
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
Superstar | Grandma | 1999 |
While You Were Sleeping | Elsie | 1995 |
The Ref | Rose / Rose Chasseur | 1994 |
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Ms. Grimwood / Ms. Grimwood (voice) | 1988 |
Zelly and Me | Co-Co | 1988 |
Coming of Age | Trudie Pepper | 1988 |
Nukie | Sister Anne | 1987 |
The Cavanaughs | Maureen | 1986 |
Murder, She Wrote | Bridget O'Hara | 1984 |
Spraggue | Aunt Mary | 1984 |
Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe | 1984 | |
Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan | 1982 |
Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan | 1982 |
Cheers | Mrs. Helen Chambers | 1982 |
Three Dangerous Ladies | Mrs. Amworth / Mrs. Amworth (segment "Mrs. Amworth") | 1977 |
The Love Boat | Edna Miles | 1977 |
All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
ABC Weekend Specials | Darjeeling | 1977 |
Arena | Herself (archive footage) | 1975 |
Mrs. Amworth | Mrs. Amworth | 1975 |
The Happy Prince | Swallow (voice) / Swallow | 1974 |
The Vault of Horror | Eleanor (segment "The Neat Job") / Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job") | 1973 |
Under Milk Wood | Myfanwy Price | 1972 |
Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
Lock Up Your Daughters! | Mrs Squeezum / Mrs. Squeezum | 1969 |
Don't Just Stand There | Sabine Manning | 1968 |
ITV Playhouse | Lorraine Barrie | 1967 |
Batman | Lady Penelope Peasoup | 1966 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
Dear Brigitte | Vina Leaf | 1965 |
Mary Poppins | Mrs. Winnifred Banks | 1964 |
ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
12 O'Clock High | Jennifer Heath | 1964 |
The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
Glynis | Glynis Granville | 1963 |
Burke's Law | Steffi Bernard | 1963 |
Vacation Playhouse | Glynis Granville | 1963 |
Papa's Delicate Condition | Amberlyn Griffith | 1963 |
The Chapman Report | Teresa Harnish | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
Saints and Sinners | Lois Hawley | 1962 |
The Lloyd Bridges Show | Leah Marquand | 1962 |
The Cabinet of Caligari | Jane Lindstrom | 1962 |
The Tonight Show | Self - Actress | 1962 |
The Beachcomber | Rosalind Metcalf | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host | 1961 |
Dr. Kildare | Sister Brigid Marie | 1961 |
The Dick Powell Theatre | Rosie Sayer | 1961 |
The DuPont Show of the Week | Emily Foster | 1961 |
The Defenders | Catherine Collins | 1961 |
Kraft Mystery Theater | Clarissa Hailsham-Brown | 1961 |
The Sundowners | Mrs. Firth / Mrs. Gert Firth | 1960 |
The Spider's Web | Clarissa Hailsham-Brown | 1960 |
The Roaring 20's | Kitty O'Moyne | 1960 |
Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
Last of the Few | Narrator / Self | 1960 |
Adventures in Paradise | Esther Holmes | 1959 |
Shake Hands with the Devil | Kitty Brady | 1959 |
Naked City | Miss Arlington | 1958 |
Another Time, Another Place | Kay Trevor | 1958 |
All Mine to Give | Jo Eunson | 1957 |
The Frank Sinatra Show | Christine Nolan | 1957 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
The Errol Flynn Theatre | The Girl / Lou McNamara | 1957 |
To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
Around the World in 80 Days | Sporting Lady's Companion | 1956 |
Loser Takes All | Cary | 1956 |
The Court Jester | Maid Jean | 1955 |
Josephine and Men | Josephine Luton | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Mad About Men | Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella | 1954 |
The Magical World of Disney | Helen Mary McPherson MacGregor / Mary Tudor | 1954 |
The Beachcomber | Martha Jones | 1954 |
Land of Fury | Marion Southey | 1954 |
Young and Willing | Jean Raymond | 1954 |
Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue | Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor | 1953 |
Personal Affair | Barbara Vining | 1953 |
The Sword and the Rose | Princess Mary Tudor | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Alma | 1953 |
The Promoter | Ruth Earp | 1952 |
The Magic Box | May Jones | 1952 |
Island Rescue | Nicola Fallaize | 1951 |
No Highway in the Sky | Marjorie Corder | 1951 |
Encore | Stella Cotman / Stella Cotman (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette") | 1951 |
Flesh and Blood | Katherine / Katherine Manley | 1951 |
The Great Manhunt | Lisa Robinson | 1950 |
Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer / Self - Guest Hostess | 1950 |
Dear Mr. Prohack | Mimi Warburton | 1949 |
Helter Skelter | Miranda Trewella | 1949 |
Third Time Lucky | Joan Burns | 1949 |
Studio One | Lily Snape | 1948 |
Miranda | Miranda Trewella | 1948 |
An Ideal Husband | Mabel Chiltern | 1947 |
Frieda | Judy / Judy Dawson | 1947 |
Vacation from Marriage | Dizzy Clayton | 1945 |
The Halfway House | Gwyneth - Rhys' Daughter / Gwyneth | 1944 |
The Adventures of Tartu | Paula Palacek | 1943 |
49th Parallel | Anna | 1941 |
The Prime Minister | Miss Sheridan | 1941 |
The Thief of Bagdad | Princess' Maid | 1940 |
The Briggs Family | Sheila Briggs | 1940 |
Under Your Hat | Winnie | 1940 |
The Fugitive | Mary Carr / Mary | 1939 |
Prison Without Bars | Nina | 1938 |
South Riding | Midge Carne | 1938 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |