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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1929-10-28 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Died
- 2025-01-16
Known for
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) — Nanny
- Last Action Hero (1993) — Teacher
- The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) — Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
- Dinosaur (2000) — Baylene (voice)
- Dennis the Menace (1993) — Martha Wilson
- Bringing Down the House (2003) — Mrs. Virginia Arness
- Curious George (2006) — Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
- The Scarlet Letter (1995) — Harriet Hibbons
- I Love You to Death (1990) — Nadja
- Jane Eyre (1996) — Mrs. Fairfax
- Dance with Me (1998) — Bea Johnson
- Drowning by Numbers (1988) — Cissie Colpitts
- Tea with Mussolini (1999) — Mary Wallace
- Equus (1977) — Dora Strang
- Revolution (1985) — Mrs. McConnahay
- I Am David (2003) — Sophie