Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1929-10-28
BirthplaceBrigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Joan Plowright
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Joan Plowright
Dinosaur
2000
Filmography
Acting (62)
2018
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Lifeas Herself
2018
Nothing Like a Dameas Self
6.8
2009
Knife Edgeas Marjorie Blake
4.5
2008
The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
6.7
2006
Curious Georgeas Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
6.5
2006
Goose on the Looseas Beatrice Fairfield
5.3
2005
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremontas Mrs. Palfrey
6.7
2004
George and the Dragonas Mother Superior
5.5
2003
I Am Davidas Sophie
6.8
2003
Bringing Down the Houseas Mrs. Virginia Arness
6.0
2002
Callas Foreveras Sarah Keller
6.5
2002
Global Heresyas Lady Foxley
5.0
2001
Scrooge and Marleyas Narrator
9.3
2001
Bailey's Mistakeas Aunt Angie
6.3
2000
Frankie & Hazelas Phoebe Harkness
5.2
2000
Back to the Secret Gardenas Martha Sowerby
6.4
2000
Dinosauras Baylene (voice)
6.6
1999
Tom's Midnight Gardenas Mrs Bartholomew
6.1
1999
Tea with Mussolinias Mary Wallace
6.4
1998
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Withinas Jeanne Vertefeuille
6.2
1998
Dance with Meas Bea Johnson
6.9
1996
101 Dalmatiansas Nanny
5.9
1996
Surviving Picassoas Françoise's Grandmother
5.8
1996
Mr. Wrongas Mrs. Crawford
4.1
1996
Jane Eyreas Mrs. Fairfax
6.9
1995
The Scarlet Letteras Harriet Hibbons
6.1
1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Storyas Mrs. Linzer
5.3
1995
Hotel Sorrentoas Marge Morrisey
6.9
1995
A Pin for the Butterflyas Grandma
5.6
1994
The Return of the Nativeas Frau Yeobright
6.2
1994
A Place for Annieas Dorothy
6.1
1994
On Promised Landas Mrs. Appletree
7.5
1994
Widows' Peakas Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
6.4
1993
The Clothes in the Wardrobeas Mrs. Monro
6.0
1993
Last Action Heroas Teacher
6.5
1993
Dennis the Menaceas Martha Wilson
5.9
1992
Stalinas Olga
5.3
1991
The House of Bernarda Albaas Poncia
1991
Enchanted Aprilas Mrs Fisher
6.7
1990
Avalonas Eva Krichinsky
6.7
1990
I Love You to Deathas Nadja
6.4
1989
And a Nightingale Sangas Mam
5.2
1988
The Dressmakeras Nellie
4.6
1988
Drowning by Numbersas Cissie Colpitts
7.0
1988
The Importance of Being Earnestas Lady Bracknell
5.4
1987
The Birthday Partyas Meg Bowles
6.8
1985
Revolutionas Mrs. McConnahay
5.4
1982
Laurence Olivier: A Lifeas Self
10.0
1982
Brimstone & Treacleas Norma Bates
5.9
1982
Britannia Hospitalas Phyllis Grimshaw
6.2
1982
A Dedicated Manas Edith
10.0
1980
The Diary of Anne Frankas Edith Frank-Holländer
5.8
1978
Daphne Laureolaas Lady Pitts
7.5
1978
Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas Rosa
7.0
1977
Equusas Dora Strang
7.0
1973
The Merchant of Veniceas Portia
8.5
1970
Twelfth Nightas Viola
6.5
1970
Three Sistersas Masha
4.3
1963
Uncle Vanyaas Sonya
5.5
1960
The Entertaineras Jean Rice
6.2
1957
Time Without Pityas Agnes Cole
6.5
1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsedas A Young Actress /Pip
7.0