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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • 101 Dalmatians

    101 Dalmatians

  • Dinosaur

    Dinosaur

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Bringing Down the House

    Bringing Down the House

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Curious George

    Curious George

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Surviving Picasso

    Surviving Picasso

  • Drowning by Numbers

    Drowning by Numbers

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

  • A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • I Am David

    I Am David

  • Knife Edge

    Knife Edge

  • Global Heresy

    Global Heresy

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • The Return of the Native

    The Return of the Native

  • Tom's Midnight Garden

    Tom's Midnight Garden

  • Dance with Me

    Dance with Me

  • Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

  • Tea with Mussolini

    Tea with Mussolini

  • Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame

  • And a Nightingale Sang

    And a Nightingale Sang

  • Brimstone & Treacle

    Brimstone & Treacle

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • Equus

    Equus

  • Back to the Secret Garden

    Back to the Secret Garden

  • Mr. Wrong

    Mr. Wrong

  • A Place for Annie

    A Place for Annie

  • I Love You to Death

    I Love You to Death

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

  • Goose on the Loose

    Goose on the Loose

  • Scrooge and Marley

    Scrooge and Marley

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Encore! Encore!

    Encore! Encore!

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • The House of Bernarda Alba

    The House of Bernarda Alba

  • Hotel Sorrento

    Hotel Sorrento

  • Bailey's Mistake

    Bailey's Mistake

  • Laurence Olivier: a life

    Laurence Olivier: a life

  • On Promised Land

    On Promised Land

  • Daphne Laureola

    Daphne Laureola

  • A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

  • The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Frankie & Hazel

    Frankie & Hazel

  • Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

  • Widows' Peak

    Widows' Peak

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

    Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

  • Moby Dick Rehearsed

    Moby Dick Rehearsed