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Joan Plowright
Born
28 October 1929
Died
16 January 2025
Place
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Acting

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.

As actor

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018 · Self
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018 · Herself
Knife Edge

Knife Edge

2009 · Marjorie Blake
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 · Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

2006 · Beatrice Fairfield
Curious George

Curious George

2006 · Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005 · Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

2004 · Mother Superior
Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

2003 · Mrs. Virginia Arness
I Am David

I Am David

2003 · Sophie
Global Heresy

Global Heresy

2002 · Lady Foxley
Callas Forever

Callas Forever

2002 · Sarah Keller
Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley

2001 · Narrator
Bailey's Mistake

Bailey's Mistake

2001 · Aunt Angie
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

2000 · Baylene (voice)
Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden

2000 · Martha Sowerby
Frankie & Hazel

Frankie & Hazel

2000 · Phoebe Harkness
Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

1999 · Mary Wallace
Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999 · Mrs Bartholomew
Dance with Me

Dance with Me

1998 · Bea Johnson
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998 · Jeanne Vertefeuille
101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996 · Nanny
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996 · Mrs. Fairfax
Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

1996 · Mrs. Crawford
Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

1996 · Françoise's Grandmother
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995 · Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento

1995 · Marge Morrisey
A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995 · Grandma
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1995 · Harriet Hibbons
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

1994 · Mrs. Doyle-Counihan