Glynis Johns
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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-nomine...
Known For
Filmography
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
as (archive footage)
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self
Superstar
1999
as Grandma
While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Elsie
The Ref
1994
as Rose Chasseur
The Secret Garden
1994
as Darjeeling (voice)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self - Interviewee
Zelly & Me
1988
as Co-Co
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988
as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Coming of Age
1988
Nukie
1987
as Sister Anne
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
Spraggue
1984
as Aunt Mary
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bridget O'Hara
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
as Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
Cheers
1982
as Mrs. Helen Chambers
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
as Mrs. Amworth
The Love Boat
1977
as Edna Miles
Mrs. Amworth
1975
as Mrs. Amworth
The Happy Prince
1974
as Swallow (voice)
The Vault of Horror
1973
as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Myfanwy Price
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
as Mrs Squeezum
Don't Just Stand There
1968
as Sabine Manning
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Lorraine Barrie
Batman
1966
as Lady Penelope Peasoup
Dear Brigitte
1965
as Vina Leaf
Mary Poppins
1964
as Mrs. Banks
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Jennifer Heath
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Amberlyn Griffith
Burke's Law
1963
as Steffi Bernard
Glynis
1963
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Glynis Granville
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962
as Jane Lindstrom
The Chapman Report
1962
as Teresa Harnish
The Beachcomber
1962
as Rosalind Metcalf
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Leah Marquand
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sister Brigid Marie
The Defenders
1961
as Catherine Collins
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Emily Foster
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
The Sundowners
1960
as Mrs. Firth
The Spider's Web
1960
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Last of the Few
1960
as Self / Narrator
The Roaring 20's
1960
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Kitty Brady
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Esther Holmes
Another Time, Another Place
1958
as Kay Trevor
Naked City
1958
as Miss Arlington
All Mine to Give
1957
as Jo Eunson
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Loser Takes All
1956
as Cary
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Sporting Lady's Companion
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as Lou McNamara
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
as The Girl
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Court Jester
1955
as Maid Jean
Josephine and Men
1955
as Josephine Luton
The Seekers
1954
as Marion Southey
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Jean Raymond
Mad About Men
1954
as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
The Beachcomber
1954
as Martha Jones
The Sword and the Rose
1953
as Princess Mary Tudor
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Personal Affair
1953
as Barbara Vining
General Electric Theater
1953
as Alma
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Card
1952
as Ruth Earp
The Magic Box
1952
as May Jones
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Marjorie Corder
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Nicola Fallaize
Encore
1951
as Stella Cotman
Flesh and Blood
1951
as Katherine Manley
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
State Secret
1950
as Lisa Robinson
Your Show of Shows
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Mimi Warburton
Third Time Lucky
1949
as Joan Burns
Helter Skelter
1949
as Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
Miranda
1948
as Miranda Trewella
Studio One
1948
as Lily Snape
An Ideal Husband
1947
as Mabel Chiltern
Frieda
1947
as Judy Dawson
This Man Is Mine
1946
as Millie
Perfect Strangers
1945
as Dizzy Clayton
The Halfway House
1944
as Gwyneth
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Adventures of Tartu
1943
as Paula Palacek
49th Parallel
1941
as Anna
The Prime Minister
1941
as Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
Under Your Hat
1940
as Winnie
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Princess's Maid (uncredited)
The Briggs Family
1940
as Sheila Briggs
On the Night of the Fire
1939
as Mary
Murder in the Family
1938
as Marjorie Osborne
South Riding
1938
as Midge Carne
Prison Without Bars
1938
as Nina