Joan Plowright

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-10-28

Day of death

2025-01-16 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Joan Plowright

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.

Known For

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Widows' Peak

    Widows' Peak

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Frankie & Hazel

    Frankie & Hazel

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Dinosaur

    Dinosaur

  • 101 Dalmatians

    101 Dalmatians

  • I Am David

    I Am David

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Bailey's Mistake

    Bailey's Mistake

  • Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

  • Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • Daphne Laureola

    Daphne Laureola

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • Equus

    Equus

  • Scrooge and Marley

    Scrooge and Marley

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • Tom's Midnight Garden

    Tom's Midnight Garden

  • Curious George

    Curious George

  • Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame

  • And a Nightingale Sang

    And a Nightingale Sang

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Bringing Down the House

    Bringing Down the House

  • I Love You to Death

    I Love You to Death

  • Dance with Me

    Dance with Me

  • Surviving Picasso

    Surviving Picasso

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Hotel Sorrento

    Hotel Sorrento

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • Tea with Mussolini

    Tea with Mussolini

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Drowning by Numbers

    Drowning by Numbers

  • Encore! Encore!

    Encore! Encore!

  • The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Laurence Olivier: a life

    Laurence Olivier: a life

  • Mr. Wrong

    Mr. Wrong

  • Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

  • The Return of the Native

    The Return of the Native

  • A Place for Annie

    A Place for Annie

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Brimstone & Treacle

    Brimstone & Treacle

  • A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

  • Back to the Secret Garden

    Back to the Secret Garden

  • Knife Edge

    Knife Edge

  • Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

    Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

  • Global Heresy

    Global Heresy

  • The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

  • A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • Goose on the Loose

    Goose on the Loose

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • The House of Bernarda Alba

    The House of Bernarda Alba

  • Moby Dick—Rehearsed

    Moby Dick—Rehearsed

  • A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • On Promised Land

    On Promised Land

  • Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life