Joan Plowright
Born
28 October 1929 (96)
Place of Birth
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as
Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier
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.
Filmography (40)
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
2018
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Knife Edge
2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Curious George
2006
Goose on the Loose
2006
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
George and the Dragon
2004
I Am David
2003
Bringing Down the House
2003
Callas Forever
2002
Global Heresy
2002
Scrooge and Marley
2001
Bailey's Mistake
2001
Frankie & Hazel
2000
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
Dinosaur
2000
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
1998
Dance with Me
1998
101 Dalmatians
1996
Surviving Picasso
1996
Mr. Wrong
1996
Jane Eyre
1996
The Scarlet Letter
1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
Hotel Sorrento
1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
1995
The Return of the Native
1994
A Place for Annie
1994
On Promised Land
1994
Widows' Peak
1994
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
Last Action Hero
1993
Dennis the Menace
1993
Stalin
1992
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991
Enchanted April
1991
Avalon
1990