Glynis Johns
Born in Pretoria, South Africa — Oct 05 1923• Died Jan 04 2024
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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 w…
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Glynis Johns's Credits
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Cheers
Mrs. Helen Chambers
Murder, She Wrote
Bridget O'Hara
Great Performances
Self
Batman
Lady Penelope Peasoup
The Love Boat
Edna Miles
Naked City
Miss Arlington
Studio One
Lily Snape
Dr. Kildare
Sister Brigid Marie
Burke's Law
Steffi Bernard
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
The Oscars
Self
Adventures in Paradise
Esther Holmes
12 O'Clock High
Jennifer Heath
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Your Show of Shows
The Roaring 20's
Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
Vacation Playhouse
Glynis Granville
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leah Marquand
While You Were Sleeping
Elsie
Around the World in 80 Days
Sporting Lady's Companion
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The Beachcomber
Rosalind Metcalf
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Lou McNamara
Glynis
General Electric Theater
Alma
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
The DuPont Show of the Week
Emily Foster
Coming of Age
The Vault of Horror
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
The Court Jester
Maid Jean
Shake Hands with the Devil
Kitty Brady
No Highway in the Sky
Marjorie Corder
The Ref
Rose Chasseur
49th Parallel
Anna
The Thief of Bagdad
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
Superstar
Grandma
The Sundowners
Mrs. Firth
Perfect Strangers
Dizzy Clayton
An Ideal Husband
Mabel Chiltern
The Card
Ruth Earp
The Chapman Report
Teresa Harnish
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
Frieda
Judy Dawson
South Riding
Midge Carne
The Adventures of Tartu
Paula Palacek
The Seekers
Marion Southey
Appointment with Venus
Nicola Fallaize
The Magic Box
May Jones
Encore
Stella Cotman
State Secret
Lisa Robinson
The Halfway House
Gwyneth
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Lock Up Your Daughters
Mrs Squeezum
Another Time, Another Place
Kay Trevor
Helter Skelter
Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Under Milk Wood
Myfanwy Price
Zelly & Me
Co-Co
Spraggue
Aunt Mary
Miranda
Miranda Trewella
Mad About Men
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
Personal Affair
Barbara Vining
Loser Takes All
Cary
Papa's Delicate Condition
Amberlyn Griffith
The Briggs Family
Sheila Briggs
Josephine and Men
Josephine Luton
On the Night of the Fire
Mary
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
All Mine to Give
Jo Eunson
Dear Mr. Prohack
Mimi Warburton
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Self - Interviewee
Nukie
Sister Anne
Don't Just Stand There
Sabine Manning
The Sword and the Rose
Princess Mary Tudor
This Man Is Mine
Millie
The Secret Garden
Darjeeling (voice)
The Weak and the Wicked
Jean Raymond
The Cabinet of Caligari
Jane Lindstrom
The Beachcomber
Martha Jones
The Prime Minister
Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
The Happy Prince
Swallow (voice)
Prison Without Bars
Nina
Murder in the Family
Marjorie Osborne
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
Under Your Hat
Winnie
Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth
The Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
Flesh and Blood
Katherine Manley
Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth
Third Time Lucky
Joan Burns
Last of the Few
Self / Narrator
Tony Awards
Self - Winner