Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 05, 1923 ( 101 years old )
Place of Birth
Pretoria, South Africa
Also Known As
Glynnis Johns
Glynis Margaret P. Johns
Глинис Джонс
Glynis Johns
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 won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture Mary Poppins. In 2020, with the death of Olivia de Havilland, Johns became the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category. In both roles, Johns sang songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. Johns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and class years of British cinema. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Mary Poppins
1964-12-17While You Were Sleeping
1995-04-21The Ref
1994-03-09The Court Jester
1955-12-24An Ideal Husband
1947-11-14Murder in the Family
1938-01-01Zelly & Me
1988-04-15Dear Brigitte
1965-01-08Another Time, Another Place
1958-05-02The Sundowners
1960-12-08