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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

101 Dalmatians

As Nanny

The Spiderwick Chronicles

As Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Last Action Hero

As Teacher

Dennis the Menace

As Martha Wilson

Widows' Peak

As Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

George and the Dragon

As Mother Superior

Avalon

As Eva Krichinsky

Britannia Hospital

As Phyllis Grimshaw

Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

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  John Hughes

  Shared 2 credits

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  James D. Bissell

  Shared 2 credits

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  Michael Kamen

  Shared 2 credits

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  Alan Bates

  Shared 2 credits

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  Elijah Wood

  Shared a credit

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  Joely Richardson

  Shared a credit

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  Christopher Lloyd

  Shared a credit

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  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Shared a credit

Acted

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 · Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

George and the Dragon

2004 · Mother Superior

101 Dalmatians

1996 · Nanny

Widows' Peak

1994 · Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

Last Action Hero

1993 · Teacher

Dennis the Menace

1993 · Martha Wilson

Avalon

1990 · Eva Krichinsky

Britannia Hospital

1982 · Phyllis Grimshaw

The Entertainer

1960 · Jean Rice