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Glynis Johns

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Husky voiced Glynis is the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the female lead (opposite Richard Burton) in the classic Under Milk Wood... See full bio »

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in Pretoria, South Africa
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1999 Superstar
Grandma
 
1995 While You Were Sleeping
Elsie
 
1994 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Darjeeling
– The Secret Garden (1994) … Darjeeling (voice)
 
1994 The Ref
Rose Chasseur
 
1988-1989 Coming of Age (TV series)
Trudie Pepper
– Boy Meets Girl (1989) … Trudie Pepper
– Pauline et Rouge (1989) … Trudie Pepper
– A Wife in the Theatre (1989) … Trudie Pepper
– Todd Is My Co-Pilot (1989) … Trudie Pepper
– Christmas at the Dunes (1989) … Trudie Pepper
See all 15 episodes »
 
1988 Nukie
Sister Anne
 
1988 Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (TV movie)
Ms. Grimwood (voice)
 
1988 Zelly and Me
Co-Co
 
1987 The Cavanaughs (TV series)
Maureen
– The Eyes Have Had It (1987) … Maureen
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Bridget O'Hara
– Sing a Song of Murder (1985) … Bridget O'Hara
 
1985 Murder in the Family (TV mini-series)
 
1984 Spraggue (TV movie)
Aunt Mary
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Edna Miles
– Side by Side/A Fish Out of Water/Rub Me Tender (1984) … Edna Miles
 
1983 Cheers (TV series)
Mrs. Helen Chambers
– Someone Single, Someone Blue (1983) … Mrs. Helen Chambers
 
1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last (TV movie)
Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
 
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
Mrs. Amworth (segment "Mrs. Amworth")
 
1975 Mrs. Amworth (short)
Mrs. Amworth
 
1974 The Happy Prince (short)
Swallow (voice)
 
1973 The Vault of Horror
Eleanor (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
 
1972 Under Milk Wood
Myfanwy Price
 
1969 Lock Up Your Daughters!
Mrs. Squeezum
 
1968 Don't Just Stand There
Sabine Manning
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Lorraine Barrie
– Star Quality (1968) … Lorraine Barrie
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Lady Penelope Peasoup
– The Bloody Tower (1967) … Lady Penelope Peasoup
– The Foggiest Notion (1967) … Lady Penelope Peasoup
– The Londinium Larcenies (1967) … Lady Penelope Peasoup
– Surf's Up! Joker's Under! (1967) … Lady Penelope Peasoup (uncredited)
 
1965 Dear Brigitte
Vina Leaf
 
1964 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Jennifer Heath
– The Hours Before Dawn (1964) … Jennifer Heath
 
1964 Mary Poppins
Mrs. Banks
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Catherine Collins
– The Thief (1964) … Catherine Collins
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Steffi Bernard
– Who Killed Marty Kelso? (1964) … Steffi Bernard
 
1963 Glynis (TV series)
Glynis Granville
– Crime After a Fashion (1963) … Glynis Granville
– This One Will Kill You (1963) … Glynis Granville
– Catsa Nostra (1963) … Glynis Granville
– The Body Guards (1963) … Glynis Granville
– Two Way Stretch (1963) … Glynis Granville
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1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Glynis Granville
– Hide and Seek (1963) … Glynis Granville
 
1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
Amberlyn Griffith
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Leah Marquand
– A Game for Alternate Mondays (1963) … Leah Marquand
 
1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Emily Foster
– Windfall (1963) … Emily Foster
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Lois Hawley
– Luscious Lois (1962) … Lois Hawley
 
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)
Rosalind Metcalf
– The Search for Robert Herrick (1962) … Rosalind Metcalf
 
1962 The Chapman Report
Teresa Harnish
 
1962 The Cabinet of Caligari
Jane Lindstrom
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Sister Brigid Marie
– A Very Present Help (1962) … Sister Brigid Marie
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Rosie Sayer
– Safari (1962) … Rosie Sayer
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Miss Arlington
– The Hot Minerva (1961) … Miss Arlington
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Alma
– The $200 Parlay (1961) … Alma
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Kitty O'Moyne
– Kitty Goes West (1961) … Kitty O'Moyne
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Esther Holmes
– Beachhead (1961) … Esther Holmes
 
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
– The Spider's Web (1961) … Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
 
1960 The Sundowners
Mrs. Firth
 
1960 The Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
 
1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
Kitty Brady
 
1958 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Christine Nolan
– Face of Fear (1958) … Christine Nolan
 
1958 Another Time, Another Place
Kay Trevor
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Dead Are Silent (1957)
 
1957 All Mine to Give
Jo Eunson
 
1956 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
Lou McNamara / Susan Tracey
– The Sealed Room (1956) … Lou McNamara
– The Girl in Blue Jeans (1956) … Susan Tracey
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Sporting Lady's Companion
 
1956 Loser Takes All
Cary
 
1955 The Court Jester
Maid Jean
 
1955 Josephine and Men
Josephine Luton
 
1954 Mad About Men
Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
 
1954 The Beachcomber
Martha Jones
 
1954 Land of Fury
Marion Southey
 
1954 Young and Willing
Jean Raymond
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
 
1953 Personal Affair
Barbara Vining
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
Princess Mary Tudor
 
1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Lilly, the Queen of the Movies (1952)
 
1952 The Promoter
Ruth Earp
 
1951 The Magic Box
May Jones
 
1951 Encore
Stella Cotman (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette")
 
1951 Island Rescue
Nicola Fallaize
 
1951 No Highway in the Sky
Marjorie Corder
 
1951 Flesh & Blood
Katherine
 
1950 The Great Manhunt
Lisa Robinson
 
1949 Dear Mr. Prohack
Mimi Warburton
 
1949 Helter Skelter
Miranda Trewella (uncredited)
 
1949 Third Time Lucky
Joan
 
1948 Miranda
Miranda Trewella
 
1947 An Ideal Husband
Miss Mabel Chiltern, Sir Robert's sister
 
1947 Frieda
Judy Dawson
 
1946 This Man Is Mine
Millie
 
1945 Vacation from Marriage
Dizzy Clayton
 
1944 The Halfway House
Gwyneth
 
1943 The Adventures of Tartu
Paula Palacek
 
1941 49th Parallel
Anna
 
1941 The Prime Minister
Miss Sheridan (uncredited)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
Princess's maid (uncredited)
 
1940 The Briggs Family
Sheila Briggs
 
1940 Under Your Hat
Winnie
 
1939 The Fugitive
Mary Carr
 
1938 Prison Without Bars
Nina
 
1938 Murder in the Family
Marjorie Osborne
 
1938 South Riding
Midge Carne
 
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1985 Great Performances (TV series)
– The Best of Broadway (1985) (performer: "Send In The Clowns")
 
1964 Mary Poppins (performer: "Sister Suffragette" 1964 - uncredited, "Let's Go Fly a Kite" 1964 - uncredited)
 
1960 The Sundowners (performer: "Botany Bay" - uncredited)
 
1954 Mad About Men (performer: "I Can't Resist Men")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2004 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect (2001) … Herself
 
2001 Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Soundtrack (2001) … Herself
 
1996 Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light (TV documentary)
Herself - Co-Star
 
1993 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
– Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One (1993) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1991 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– David Tomlinson (1991) … Herself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Diamonds as Big as the Ritz: The Musical (1977) … Herself
– Introduction (1977) … Herself
 
1974 The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 May 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1973 The 27th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Musical
 
1967 Everybody's Talking (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 August 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.1 (1966) … Herself
 
1964 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.13 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Dancer / Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor
– Episode #1.11 (1963) … Herself - Singer/Dancer/Sketch Actor
 
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.18 (1962) … Herself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
 
???? Last of the Few
Herself/Narrator
 
1953 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.18 (1953) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2004 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
 
2001 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Herself
 
1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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(1935-1936) Stage: Appeared in R.C. Sherriff's "St. Helena", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England, with Ian Swinley, William Devlin, Leo Genn, Vivienne Bennett, Cecil Trouncer, Anthony Quayle and Alec Clunes in the cast. Henry Cass was the director. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on her return to "A Little Night Music", 1991] I've been doing songs from the show off and on through the years. So I've never really been away. Even a few months ago, I was singing "Send in the Clowns" for a charity performance. But my doctors were advising that I not work for a couple of months--that I needed to relax... See more »

Trivia:

Mother of actor Gareth Forwood. See more »

Nickname:

The Girl with the Upside-Down Eyes See more »

Star Sign:

Libra