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

  • Dinosaur

    Dinosaur

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • 101 Dalmatians

    101 Dalmatians

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Curious George

    Curious George

  • Global Heresy

    Global Heresy

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • Knife Edge

    Knife Edge

  • Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Widows' Peak

    Widows' Peak

  • Surviving Picasso

    Surviving Picasso

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • Daphne Laureola

    Daphne Laureola

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

  • Bringing Down the House

    Bringing Down the House

  • Mr. Wrong

    Mr. Wrong

  • Equus

    Equus

  • Dance with Me

    Dance with Me

  • Drowning by Numbers

    Drowning by Numbers

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Brimstone & Treacle

    Brimstone & Treacle

  • Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • I Love You to Death

    I Love You to Death

  • I Am David

    I Am David

  • Hotel Sorrento

    Hotel Sorrento

  • The Return of the Native

    The Return of the Native

  • The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

  • Tea with Mussolini

    Tea with Mussolini

  • A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

  • Goose on the Loose

    Goose on the Loose

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • And a Nightingale Sang

    And a Nightingale Sang

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Tom's Midnight Garden

    Tom's Midnight Garden

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

  • Scrooge and Marley

    Scrooge and Marley

  • Back to the Secret Garden

    Back to the Secret Garden

  • Frankie & Hazel

    Frankie & Hazel

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

  • The House of Bernarda Alba

    The House of Bernarda Alba

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • A Place for Annie

    A Place for Annie

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

  • Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

  • Bailey's Mistake

    Bailey's Mistake

  • Laurence Olivier: a life

    Laurence Olivier: a life

  • On Promised Land

    On Promised Land

  • Encore! Encore!

    Encore! Encore!

  • A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

    Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

  • Moby Dick Rehearsed

    Moby Dick Rehearsed