Glynis Johns

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Female

Birthday

1923-10-05

Day of death

2024-01-04 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Pretoria, South Africa

Glynis Johns

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Mary Poppins

    Mary Poppins

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • Superstar

    Superstar

  • While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • The Seekers

    The Seekers

  • The Card

    The Card

  • The Sword and the Rose

    The Sword and the Rose

  • The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

  • The Ref

    The Ref

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

    Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

  • The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • The Briggs Family

    The Briggs Family

  • Lock Up Your Daughters

    Lock Up Your Daughters

  • Flesh and Blood

    Flesh and Blood

  • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

  • The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

  • Encore

    Encore

  • The Thief of Bagdad

    The Thief of Bagdad

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • All Mine to Give

    All Mine to Give

  • The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

  • The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

  • Don't Just Stand There

    Don't Just Stand There

  • Dear Brigitte

    Dear Brigitte

  • The Spider's Web

    The Spider's Web

  • Zelly & Me

    Zelly & Me

  • Frieda

    Frieda

  • On the Night of the Fire

    On the Night of the Fire

  • Mad About Men

    Mad About Men

  • Spraggue

    Spraggue

  • Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

  • Miranda

    Miranda

  • Last of the Few

    Last of the Few

  • An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

  • Prison Without Bars

    Prison Without Bars

  • Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

    Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

  • The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

    The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • Nukie

    Nukie

  • The Adventures of Tartu

    The Adventures of Tartu

  • The Cabinet of Caligari

    The Cabinet of Caligari

  • State Secret

    State Secret

  • Loser Takes All

    Loser Takes All

  • South Riding

    South Riding

  • Shake Hands with the Devil

    Shake Hands with the Devil

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Glynis

    Glynis

  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last

    Little Gloria... Happy at Last

  • The Chapman Report

    The Chapman Report

  • Mrs. Amworth

    Mrs. Amworth

  • No Highway in the Sky

    No Highway in the Sky

  • Coming of Age

    Coming of Age

  • The Errol Flynn Theatre

    The Errol Flynn Theatre

  • The Errol Flynn Theatre

    The Errol Flynn Theatre

  • Josephine and Men

    Josephine and Men

  • The Sundowners

    The Sundowners

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Personal Affair

    Personal Affair

  • Dear Mr. Prohack

    Dear Mr. Prohack

  • Murder in the Family

    Murder in the Family

  • Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

  • Appointment with Venus

    Appointment with Venus

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • The Vault of Horror

    The Vault of Horror

  • Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

    Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Three Dangerous Ladies

    Three Dangerous Ladies

  • 49th Parallel

    49th Parallel

  • The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

  • Papa's Delicate Condition

    Papa's Delicate Condition

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Strangers

  • This Man Is Mine

    This Man Is Mine

  • The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

  • Third Time Lucky

    Third Time Lucky