Glynis Johns
Actor
Born October 5, 1923 in Pretoria, South Africa
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.
Filmography
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
Superstar
Grandma
While You Were Sleeping
Elsie
The Secret Garden
Darjeeling (voice)
The Ref
Rose Chasseur
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Zelly & Me
Co-Co
Nukie
Sister Anne
Murder, She Wrote
Bridget O'Hara
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Spraggue
Aunt Mary
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
Cheers
Mrs. Helen Chambers
The Love Boat
Edna Miles
Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth
The Happy Prince
Swallow (voice)
The Vault of Horror
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Under Milk Wood
Myfanwy Price
Great Performances
Self
Lock Up Your Daughters
Mrs Squeezum
Don't Just Stand There
Sabine Manning
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
ITV Playhouse
Lorraine Barrie
Batman
Lady Penelope Peasoup
Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
12 O'Clock High
Jennifer Heath
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Burke's Law
Steffi Bernard
Papa's Delicate Condition
Amberlyn Griffith
The Chapman Report
Teresa Harnish
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leah Marquand
The Cabinet of Caligari
Jane Lindstrom
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Dr. Kildare
Sister Brigid Marie
The DuPont Show of the Week
Emily Foster
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The Sundowners
Mrs. Firth
The Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The Roaring 20's
Adventures in Paradise
Esther Holmes
Shake Hands with the Devil
Kitty Brady
Naked City
Miss Arlington
Another Time, Another Place
Kay Trevor
All Mine to Give
Jo Eunson
Around the World in 80 Days
Sporting Lady's Companion
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Lou McNamara
Loser Takes All
Cary
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
The Court Jester
Maid Jean
Josephine and Men
Josephine Luton
Mad About Men
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Beachcomber
Martha Jones
The Seekers
Marion Southey
The Weak and the Wicked
Jean Raymond
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Personal Affair
Barbara Vining
The Sword and the Rose
Princess Mary Tudor
The Oscars
Self
General Electric Theater
Alma
The Card
Ruth Earp
The Magic Box
May Jones
Appointment with Venus
Nicola Fallaize
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
No Highway in the Sky
Marjorie Corder
Encore
Stella Cotman
Flesh and Blood
Katherine Manley
State Secret
Lisa Robinson
Your Show of Shows
Dear Mr. Prohack
Mimi Warburton
Helter Skelter
Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Third Time Lucky
Joan Burns
Studio One
Lily Snape
Miranda
Miranda Trewella
An Ideal Husband
Mabel Chiltern
Frieda
Judy Dawson
This Man Is Mine
Millie
Perfect Strangers
Dizzy Clayton
The Halfway House
Gwyneth
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Adventures of Tartu
Paula Palacek
49th Parallel
Anna
The Prime Minister
Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
The Briggs Family
Sheila Briggs
Under Your Hat
Winnie
The Thief of Bagdad
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
On the Night of the Fire
Mary
Prison Without Bars
Nina
South Riding
Midge Carne