Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

05/10/1923

Day of Death

04/01/2024
(101) years old

Place of Birth

Pretoria, South Africa

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 wo... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2013

Six by Sondheim

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Superstar

as Grandma

1994

The Secret Garden

as Darjeeling (voice)

1994

The Ref

as Rose Chasseur

1988

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

as Ms. Grimwood (voice)

1988

Zelly & Me

as Co-Co

1987

Nukie

as Sister Anne

1984

Spraggue

as Aunt Mary

1977

Three Dangerous Ladies

as Mrs. Amworth

1975

Mrs. Amworth

as Mrs. Amworth

1974

The Happy Prince

as Swallow (voice)

1973

The Vault of Horror

as Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Jo...

1972

Under Milk Wood

as Myfanwy Price

1969

Lock Up Your Daughters

as Mrs Squeezum

1968

Don't Just Stand There

as Sabine Manning

1965

Dear Brigitte

as Vina Leaf

1964

Mary Poppins

as Mrs. Banks

1963

Papa's Delicate Condition

as Amberlyn Griffith

1962

The Chapman Report

as Teresa Harnish

1962

The Cabinet of Caligari

as Jane Lindstrom

1960

The Sundowners

as Mrs. Firth

1960

The Spider's Web

as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

1960

Last of the Few

as Self / Narrator

1959

Shake Hands with the Devil

as Kitty Brady

1957

All Mine to Give

as Jo Eunson

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as Sporting Lady's Companion

1956

Loser Takes All

as Cary

1955

The Court Jester

as Maid Jean

1955

Josephine and Men

as Josephine Luton

1954

Mad About Men

as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella

1954

The Beachcomber

as Martha Jones

1954

The Seekers

as Marion Southey

1954

The Weak and the Wicked

as Jean Raymond

1953

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

as Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor

1953

Personal Affair

as Barbara Vining

1953

The Sword and the Rose

as Princess Mary Tudor

1952

The Card

as Ruth Earp

1952

The Magic Box

as May Jones

1951

Appointment with Venus

as Nicola Fallaize

1951

No Highway in the Sky

as Marjorie Corder

1951

Encore

as Stella Cotman

1951

Flesh and Blood

as Katherine Manley

1950

State Secret

as Lisa Robinson

1949

Dear Mr. Prohack

as Mimi Warburton

1949

Helter Skelter

as Miranda Trewella

1949

Third Time Lucky

as Joan Burns

1948

Miranda

as Miranda Trewella

1947

An Ideal Husband

as Mabel Chiltern

1947

Frieda

as Judy Dawson

1946

This Man Is Mine

as Millie

1945

Perfect Strangers

as Dizzy Clayton

1944

The Halfway House

as Gwyneth

1943

The Adventures of Tartu

as Paula Palacek

1941

49th Parallel

as Anna

1940

The Briggs Family

as Sheila Briggs

1940

Under Your Hat

as Winnie

1940

The Thief of Bagdad

as Princess's Maid (uncredited)

1938

South Riding

as Midge Carne

1938

Murder in the Family

as Marjorie Osborne