Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

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...

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Known ForActing

GenderFemale

BirthdateOctober 28, 1929(95 years old)

Place of BirthBrigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Joan Plowright

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, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards. Joan Plowright is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year.

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Nothing Like a Dame

Knife Edge

as Marjorie Blake

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Curious George

as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

Goose on the Loose

as Beatrice Fairfield

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

as Mrs. Palfrey

George and the Dragon

as Mother Superior

I Am David

Bringing Down the House

as Mrs. Virginia Arness