Joan Plowright
Known for ActingBorn 1929-10-28 — died 2025-01-16Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
101 Dalmatians
1996 · as Nanny
Dinosaur
2000 · as Baylene (voice)
Dennis the Menace
1993 · as Martha Wilson
Last Action Hero
1993 · as Teacher
Jane Eyre
1996 · as Mrs. Fairfax
Curious George
2006 · as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
The Scarlet Letter
1995 · as Harriet Hibbons
Bringing Down the House
2003 · as Mrs. Virginia Arness
Dance with Me
1998 · as Bea Johnson
Avalon
1990 · as Eva Krichinsky
Widows' Peak
1994 · as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
I Am David
2003 · as Sophie
I Love You to Death
1990 · as Nadja
Tea with Mussolini
1999 · as Mary Wallace
Revolution
1985 · as Mrs. McConnahay
Enchanted April
1991 · as Mrs Fisher
Frankie & Hazel
2000 · as Phoebe Harkness