Joan Plowright
Born October 28, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
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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Filmography
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
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as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
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Age: 78
Curious George
2006
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as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
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Age: 76
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
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as Mrs. Palfrey
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Age: 76
George and the Dragon
2004
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as Mother Superior
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Age: 74
Bringing Down the House
2003
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as Mrs. Virginia Arness
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Age: 73
Frankie & Hazel
2000
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as Phoebe Harkness
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Age: 70
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
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as Martha Sowerby
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Age: 70
Dinosaur
2000
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as Baylene (voice)
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Age: 70
Tea with Mussolini
1999
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as Mary Wallace
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Age: 69
Dance with Me
1998
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as Bea Johnson
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Age: 68
101 Dalmatians
1996
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as Nanny
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Age: 67
Surviving Picasso
1996
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as Françoise's Grandmother
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Age: 66
Jane Eyre
1996
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as Mrs. Fairfax
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Age: 66
The Scarlet Letter
1995
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as Harriet Hibbons
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Age: 65
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
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as Mrs. Linzer
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Age: 65
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Teacher
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Age: 63
Dennis the Menace
1993
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as Martha Wilson
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Age: 63
Enchanted April
1991
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as Mrs Fisher
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Age: 62
Drowning by Numbers
1988
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as Cissie Colpitts
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Age: 58
Revolution
1985
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as Mrs. McConnahay
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Age: 56
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
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as Self
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Age: 52
Britannia Hospital
1982
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as Phyllis Grimshaw
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Age: 52
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955
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as A Young Actress /Pip
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Age: 25