Acting
Joan Plowright
Born 1929-10-28
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
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.
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101 Dalmatians
1996
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Last Action Hero
1993
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
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Dinosaur
2000
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Dennis the Menace
1993
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Bringing Down the House
2003
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Golden Globe Awards
1944
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Curious George
2006
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The Scarlet Letter
1995
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Great Performances
1971
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (79 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life | Herself | Movie | 2018 |
 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Knife Edge | Marjorie Blake | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick | Movie | 2008 |
 | Curious George | Ms. Plushbottom (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Goose on the Loose | Beatrice Fairfield | Movie | 2006 |
 | Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont | Mrs. Palfrey | Movie | 2005 |
 | George and the Dragon | Mother Superior | Movie | 2004 |
 | I Am David | Sophie | Movie | 2003 |
 | Bringing Down the House | Mrs. Virginia Arness | Movie | 2003 |
 | Callas Forever | Sarah Keller | Movie | 2002 |
 | Global Heresy | Lady Foxley | Movie | 2002 |
 | Scrooge and Marley | Narrator | Movie | 2001 |
 | Bailey's Mistake | Aunt Angie | Movie | 2001 |
 | Frankie & Hazel | Phoebe Harkness | Movie | 2000 |
 | Back to the Secret Garden | Martha Sowerby | Movie | 2000 |
 | Dinosaur | Baylene (voice) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Mrs Bartholomew | Movie | 1999 |
 | Tea with Mussolini | Mary Wallace | Movie | 1999 |
 | Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within | Jeanne Vertefeuille | Movie | 1998 |
| Encore! Encore! | Marie Pinoni | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Dance with Me | Bea Johnson | Movie | 1998 |
 | 101 Dalmatians | Nanny | Movie | 1996 |
 | Surviving Picasso | Françoise's Grandmother | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mr. Wrong | Mrs. Crawford | Movie | 1996 |
 | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Scarlet Letter | Harriet Hibbons | Movie | 1995 |
 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Mrs. Linzer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Hotel Sorrento | Marge Morrisey | Movie | 1995 |
 | A Pin for the Butterfly | Grandma | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Return of the Native | Frau Yeobright | Movie | 1994 |
 | A Place for Annie | Dorothy | Movie | 1994 |
 | On Promised Land | Mrs. Appletree | Movie | 1994 |
 | Widows' Peak | Mrs. Doyle-Counihan | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Clothes in the Wardrobe | Mrs. Monro | Movie | 1993 |
 | Last Action Hero | Teacher | Movie | 1993 |
 | Dennis the Menace | Martha Wilson | Movie | 1993 |
 | Stalin | Olga | Movie | 1992 |
 | The House of Bernarda Alba | Poncia | Movie | 1991 |
 | Enchanted April | Mrs Fisher | Movie | 1991 |
 | Avalon | Eva Krichinsky | Movie | 1990 |
 | I Love You to Death | Nadja | Movie | 1990 |
 | And a Nightingale Sang | Mam | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Dressmaker | Nellie | Movie | 1988 |
 | Drowning by Numbers | Cissie Colpitts | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Birthday Party | Meg Bowles | Movie | 1987 |
 | Revolution | Mrs. McConnahay | Movie | 1985 |
 | Theatre Night | Meg | TV Series | 1985 |
| Theatre Night | Lady Bracknell | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Screen Two | Mrs. Monro | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Laurence Olivier: A Life | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Brimstone & Treacle | Norma Bates | Movie | 1982 |
| All for Love | Edith | TV Series | 1982 | |
 | Britannia Hospital | Phyllis Grimshaw | Movie | 1982 |
 | A Dedicated Man | Edith | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Edith Frank-Holländer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Daphne Laureola | Lady Pitts | Movie | 1978 |
 | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Rosa | Movie | 1978 |
 | Equus | Dora Strang | Movie | 1977 |
 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Rosa | TV Series | 1976 |
| Laurence Olivier Presents | Lady Pitts | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | Movie | 1973 |
 | Great Performances | Self | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Movie | 1970 |
 | Three Sisters | Masha | Movie | 1970 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Lisa | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Uncle Vanya | Sonya | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Entertainer | Jean Rice | Movie | 1960 |
 | Time Without Pity | Agnes Cole | Movie | 1957 |
 | Theatre Night | Arlette Le Boeuf | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Moby Dick—Rehearsed | A Young Actress /Pip | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Yeobright | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dorothy | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Sunday Night Theatre | Adriana | TV Series | 1950 |
| Sunday Night Theatre | Phoebe | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |