Joan Plowright



First NameJoan
Last NamePlowright
Full Name at BirthJoan Ann Plowright
Other NamesJoan Ann Olivier
Lady Olivier, DBE
Age82
Date of BirthOctober 28, 1929
BirthplaceLincolnshire, England
Height5' 4½" (164 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignScorpio
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameA Taste of Honey

Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is 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

Selected Joan Plowright film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2011
Beatrice Fairfield

2009
Marjorie Blake

2008
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

2006
Ms. Plushbottom

2005
Mrs. Palfrey

2004
Mother Superior

2003
Virginia Arness

2003
Sophie

2002
Sarah Keller

2002
Lady Foxley

2001
Martha Sowerby

2001
Bailey's Mistake
Aunt Angie

2001
Scrooge and Marley
Narrator

2000
Baylene

2000
Frankie & Hazel
Phoebe Harkness

1999
Mary Wallace

1999
Mrs. Bartholomew

1998
Bea Johnson

1998
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Jeanne Vertefeuille

1998
Encore! Encore!
Marie Pinoni

1998
This Could Be the Last Time
Rosemary

1997
Mrs. Ida Bober

1996
Nanny

1996
Mrs. Fairfax

1996
Mrs. Crawford

1996
Françoise's Grandmother

1995
Mrs. Linzer

1995
Marge Morrisey

1995
Harriet Hibbons

1994
A Pin for the Butterfly
Grandma

1994
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

1994
Dorothy

1994
On Promised Land
Mrs. Appletree

1994
The Return of the Native
Mrs. Yeobright

1993
Mrs. Martha Wilson

1993
Teacher

1993
The Summer House
Mrs. Monro

1992
Mrs. Fisher

1992
Driving Miss Daisy

1992
Stalin
Olga

1991
The House of Bernarda Alba
La Poncia

1990
Eva Krichinsky

1990
Nadja, Rosalie's Mother

1990
Sophie
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1989
And a Nightingale Sang
Mam

1988
Cissie Colpitts 1

1988
Nellie

1986
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell

1985
Mrs. McConnahay

1985
Screen Two
Mrs. Monro

1983
Wagner
Mrs. Taylor

1983
All for Love
Edith

1982
Norma Bates

1982
Phyllis Grimshaw

1980
The Diary of Anne Frank
Mrs. Frank

1978
Lady Pitts

1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Rosa

1977
Dora Strang

1973
The Merchant of Venice
Portia

1970
Masha

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Viola

1967
ITV Playhouse
Lisa

1966
NET Playhouse
Sonya

1963
Uncle Vanya
Sonya

1960
Jean Rice

1959
The School for Scandal
Lady Teazle

1957
Agnes Cole

1957
Sword of Freedom
Lisa Giocondo

1956
Starbuck's Wife

1955
Moby Dick Rehearsed
A Young Actress, Pip

1951
Sara Crewe
Winnie

1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
Adriana

Theatre Night
Meg Bowles

Soundtrack Credits






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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Joan Plowright
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Joan Plowright
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Joan Plowright