Glynis Johns
Acting
Born 1923-10-05
Died 2024-01-04
Pretoria, South Africa
105 credits
Tony Awards 1
Disney Legends 1
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1
Laurel Awards 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 1961 Best Supporting Actress Nominated The Sundowners
Golden Globe Awards 1 nominated
- 1963 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated The Chapman Report
Tony Awards 1 won
- 1973 Best Actress in a Musical Won A Little Night Music
Disney Legends 1 won
- 1998 Disney Legends Won
Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play 1 nominated
- 1977 Actress of the Year in a New Play Nominated Cause Célèbre
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 won
- 1973 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Won A Little Night Music
Laurel Awards 1 won
- 1965 Laurel Awards Won Mary Poppins
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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.
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Acting
54 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Murder, She Wrote
The Love Boat
The Mike Douglas Show
Cheers
Golden Globe Awards
Batman
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Dr. Kildare
Burke's Law
Naked City
The Defenders
Studio One
ITV Playhouse
The Oscars
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Adventures in Paradise
12 O'Clock High
Mary Poppins
The Danny Kaye Show
While You Were Sleeping
Around the World in 80 Days
Vacation Playhouse
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Kraft Mystery Theatre
The Beachcomber
The Thief of Bagdad
The Ref
The Court Jester
Superstar
49th Parallel
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The DuPont Show of the Week
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Six by Sondheim
General Electric Theater
The Vault of Horror
The Sundowners
Another Time, Another Place
State Secret
Dear Brigitte
Shake Hands with the Devil
No Highway in the Sky
The Chapman Report
The Card
The Sword and the Rose
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
The Magic Box
Papa's Delicate Condition
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Other credits
6 credits
Your Show of Shows
Lux Video Theatre
The Roaring 20's
Coming of Age
Glynis
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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