Joan Plowright
Acting
Born: 1929-10-28 in Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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, 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.
Known For
Great Performances
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Omnibus
Screen Two
Mrs. Monro
ITV Playhouse
Lisa
The Oscars
Self
Sunday Night Theatre
Adriana
Sunday Night Theatre
Phoebe
101 Dalmatians
Nanny
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Last Action Hero
Teacher
Dinosaur
Baylene (voice)
Dennis the Menace
Martha Wilson
Curious George
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Theatre Night
Arlette Le Boeuf
The Scarlet Letter
Harriet Hibbons
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
Twelfth Night
Viola
George and the Dragon
Mother Superior
Bringing Down the House
Mrs. Virginia Arness
Dance with Me
Bea Johnson
I Am David
Sophie
Revolution
Mrs. McConnahay
Widows' Peak
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
Laurence Olivier Presents
Rosa
Laurence Olivier Presents
Lady Pitts
Theatre Night
Meg
Theatre Night
Lady Bracknell
Avalon
Eva Krichinsky
Tea with Mussolini
Mary Wallace
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Yeobright
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dorothy
I Love You to Death
Nadja
Daphne Laureola
Lady Pitts
Equus
Dora Strang
Stalin
Olga
Surviving Picasso
Françoise's Grandmother
Mr. Wrong
Mrs. Crawford