Joan Plowright
Acting
Born October 28, 1929 — Died January 16, 2025
From Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier, Joan Ann Olivier
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, a...
Filmography
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Herself
2018
Nothing Like a Dame
Self
20186.8
Knife Edge
Marjorie Blake
20094.5
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
20086.7
Curious George
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
20066.5
Goose on the Loose
Beatrice Fairfield
20065.3
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey
20056.7
George and the Dragon
Mother Superior
20045.5
I Am David
Sophie
20036.9
Bringing Down the House
Mrs. Virginia Arness
20036.0
Callas Forever
Sarah Keller
20026.5
Global Heresy
Lady Foxley
20025.0
Scrooge and Marley
Narrator
20019.3
Bailey's Mistake
Aunt Angie
20016.3
Frankie & Hazel
Phoebe Harkness
20005.2
Back to the Secret Garden
Martha Sowerby
20006.3
Dinosaur
Baylene (voice)
20006.6
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs Bartholomew
19996.1
Tea with Mussolini
Mary Wallace
19996.4
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Jeanne Vertefeuille
19986.2
Dance with Me
Bea Johnson
19986.9
101 Dalmatians
Nanny
19965.9
Surviving Picasso
Françoise's Grandmother
19965.8
Mr. Wrong
Mrs. Crawford
19964.0
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
19966.9
The Scarlet Letter
Harriet Hibbons
19956.1
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Mrs. Linzer
19955.2
Hotel Sorrento
Marge Morrisey
19956.9
A Pin for the Butterfly
Grandma
19955.6
The Return of the Native
Frau Yeobright
19946.3
A Place for Annie
Dorothy
19946.1
On Promised Land
Mrs. Appletree
19947.5
Widows' Peak
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
19946.5
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Mrs. Monro
19936.0
Last Action Hero
Teacher
19936.5
Dennis the Menace
Martha Wilson
19935.9
Stalin
Olga
19925.3
The House of Bernarda Alba
Poncia
1991
Enchanted April
Mrs Fisher
19916.8
Avalon
Eva Krichinsky
19906.7
I Love You to Death
Nadja
19906.4
And a Nightingale Sang
Mam
19895.2
The Dressmaker
Nellie
19884.6
Drowning by Numbers
Cissie Colpitts
19887.0
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
19885.4
The Birthday Party
Meg Bowles
19876.8
Revolution
Mrs. McConnahay
19855.4
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Self
198210.0
Brimstone & Treacle
Norma Bates
19825.9
Britannia Hospital
Phyllis Grimshaw
19826.3
A Dedicated Man
Edith
198210.0
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edith Frank-Holländer
19805.8
Daphne Laureola
Lady Pitts
19787.5
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Rosa
19787.0
Equus
Dora Strang
19777.0
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
19738.5
Twelfth Night
Viola
19706.5
Three Sisters
Masha
19704.3
Uncle Vanya
Sonya
19635.5
The Entertainer
Jean Rice
19606.2
Time Without Pity
Agnes Cole
19576.5
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
A Young Actress /Pip
19557.0