Cast & creator
Glynis Johns
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show
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.
Also known as: Glynnis Johns, Glynis Margaret P. Johns, Глинис Джонс
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1938–2013 · acting roles
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Filmography (107)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Cheers
Mrs. Helen Chambers
1982
The Love Boat
Edna Miles
1977
Great Performances
Self
1971
Murder, She Wrote
Bridget O'Hara
1984
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Batman
Lady Penelope Peasoup
1966
Dr. Kildare
Sister Brigid Marie
1961
Naked City
Miss Arlington
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Studio One
Lily Snape
1948
The Defenders
Catherine Collins
1961
ITV Playhouse
Lorraine Barrie
1967
Burke's Law
Steffi Bernard
1963
The Oscars
Self
1953
Adventures in Paradise
Esther Holmes
1959
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
12 O'Clock High
Jennifer Heath
1964
Your Show of Shows
1950Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Roaring 20's
1960
The Thief of Bagdad
Princess's Maid (uncredited)
1940Vacation Playhouse
Glynis Granville
1963
Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
1964
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leah Marquand
1962
While You Were Sleeping
Elsie
1995
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1961The Beachcomber
Rosalind Metcalf
1962
Around the World in 80 Days
Sporting Lady's Companion
1956
The DuPont Show of the Week
Emily Foster
1961
General Electric Theater
Alma
1953
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Lou McNamara
1956The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Girl
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
1988
The Ref
Rose Chasseur
1994
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
1982
49th Parallel
Anna
1941Coming of Age
1988
The Court Jester
Maid Jean
1955
All Mine to Give
Jo Eunson
1957
Glynis
1963
The Vault of Horror
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
1973
No Highway in the Sky
Marjorie Corder
1951
Another Time, Another Place
Kay Trevor
1958
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Superstar
Grandma
1999
The Sword and the Rose
Princess Mary Tudor
1953
The Chapman Report
Teresa Harnish
1962
The Cabinet of Caligari
Jane Lindstrom
1962
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
1953
Shake Hands with the Devil
Kitty Brady
1959
Spraggue
Aunt Mary
1984
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
2004
Perfect Strangers
Dizzy Clayton
1945
Helter Skelter
Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
1949
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
2008
Papa's Delicate Condition
Amberlyn Griffith
1963
State Secret
Lisa Robinson
1950
The Card
Ruth Earp
1952
Encore
Stella Cotman
1951
The Secret Garden
Darjeeling (voice)
1994
The Sundowners
Mrs. Firth
1960
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Under Milk Wood
Myfanwy Price
1972
Mad About Men
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
1954
Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
1965
The Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1960
On the Night of the Fire
Mary
1939
Josephine and Men
Josephine Luton
1955
The Weak and the Wicked
Jean Raymond
1954
Lock Up Your Daughters
Mrs Squeezum
1969
Miranda
Miranda Trewella
1948Murder in the Family
Marjorie Osborne
1938
The Adventures of Tartu
Paula Palacek
1943
The Magic Box
May Jones
1952
Don't Just Stand There
Sabine Manning
1968
This Man Is Mine
Millie
1946
The Halfway House
Gwyneth
1944
The Happy Prince
Swallow (voice)
1974Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Self - Interviewee
1993
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
1984
The Seekers
Marion Southey
1954
Flesh and Blood
Katherine Manley
1951
The Prime Minister
Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
1941
Nukie
Sister Anne
1987
An Ideal Husband
Mabel Chiltern
1947
Appointment with Venus
Nicola Fallaize
1951
Personal Affair
Barbara Vining
1953
Dear Mr. Prohack
Mimi Warburton
1949
Zelly & Me
Co-Co
1988
Loser Takes All
Cary
1956
Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth
1977
Third Time Lucky
Joan Burns
1949
Frieda
Judy Dawson
1947
The Beachcomber
Martha Jones
1954
Under Your Hat
Winnie
1940
The Briggs Family
Sheila Briggs
1940Last of the Few
Self / Narrator
1960
South Riding
Midge Carne
1938
Prison Without Bars
Nina
1938Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth
1975