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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Husky voiced Glynis is the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known... more
Trivia:
Best known as Mrs. Winifred Banks, the kids' mother in Mary Poppins (1964). more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
&
1 nomination
more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Predictable ‘The Proposal’ Elevated By Fine Cast
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 19 October 2009, 9:26 PM, PDT)
Lansbury And Zeta-Jones To Play Mother And Daughter On Broadway
(From WENN. 21 August 2009, 6:26 PM, PDT)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 19 October 2009, 9:26 PM, PDT)
Lansbury And Zeta-Jones To Play Mother And Daughter On Broadway
(From WENN. 21 August 2009, 6:26 PM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actress:
- Superstar (1999) .... Grandma
- While You Were Sleeping (1995) .... Elsie
- "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Darjeeling (1 episode, 1994)
- The Secret Garden (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Darjeeling - The Ref (1994) .... Rose Chasseur
... aka Hostile Hostages - "Coming of Age" .... Trudie Pepper (15 episodes, 1988-1989)
- Boy Meets Girl (1989) TV episode .... Trudie Pepper
- Pauline et Rouge (1989) TV episode .... Trudie Pepper
- A Wife in the Theatre (1989) TV episode .... Trudie Pepper
- Todd Is My Co-Pilot (1989) TV episode .... Trudie Pepper
- Christmas at the Dunes (1989) TV episode .... Trudie Pepper
(10 more) - Nukie (1988) .... Sister Anne
... aka Nukie... In Search of America - Zelly and Me (1988) .... Co-Co
... aka Phoebe - Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Ms. Grimwood
- "The Cavanaughs" .... Maureen (1 episode, 1987)
- The Eyes Have Had It (1987) TV episode .... Maureen - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Bridget O'Hara (1 episode, 1985)
- Sing a Song of Murder (1985) TV episode .... Bridget O'Hara - "Murder in the Family" (1985) TV mini-series
- Spraggue (1984) (TV) .... Aunt Mary
... aka Spraggue: Murder for Two - "The Love Boat" .... Edna Mills (1 episode, 1984)
- Side by Side/Rub Me Tender/Fish Out of Water (1984) TV episode .... Edna Mills - "Cheers" .... Mrs. Helen Chambers (1 episode, 1983)
- Someone Single, Someone Blue (1983) TV episode .... Mrs. Helen Chambers - Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) (TV) .... Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan
- Three Dangerous Ladies (1977) .... Mrs. Amworth (segment "Mrs. Amworth")
- Mrs. Amworth (1975) .... Mrs. Amworth
- The Happy Prince (1974) (voice) .... Swallow
- The Vault of Horror (1973) .... Eleanor (segment "2: The Neat Job")
... aka Further Tales from the Crypt
... aka Tales from the Crypt, Part II - Under Milk Wood (1972) .... Myfanwy Price
- Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969) .... Mrs. Squeezum
- Don't Just Stand There! (1968) .... Sabine Manning
- "ITV Playhouse" .... Lorraine Barrie (1 episode, 1968)
- Star Quality (1968) TV episode .... Lorraine Barrie - "Batman" .... Lady Penelope Peasoup (3 episodes, 1967)
- The Bloody Tower (1967) TV episode .... Lady Penelope Peasoup
- The Foggiest Notion (1967) TV episode .... Lady Penelope Peasoup
- The Londinium Larcenies (1967) TV episode .... Lady Penelope Peasoup - Dear Brigitte (1965) .... Vina Leaf
- "12 O'Clock High" .... Jennifer Heath (1 episode, 1964)
- The Hours Before Dawn (1964) TV episode .... Jennifer Heath - Mary Poppins (1964) .... Mrs. Banks
- "The Defenders" .... Catherine Collins (1 episode, 1964)
- The Thief (1964) TV episode .... Catherine Collins - "Burke's Law" .... Steffi Bernard (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Marty Kelso? (1964) TV episode .... Steffi Bernard - "Glynis" .... Glynis Granville (13 episodes, 1963)
- Crime After a Fashion (1963) TV episode .... Glynis Granville
- This One Will Kill You (1963) TV episode .... Glynis Granville
- Kitty Kat Caper (1963) TV episode .... Glynis Granville
- The Body Guards (1963) TV episode .... Glynis Granville
- Two Way Stretch (1963) TV episode .... Glynis Granville
(8 more) - "Vacation Playhouse" .... Glynis Granville (1 episode, 1963)
- Hide and Seek (1963) TV episode .... Glynis Granville - Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) .... Amberlyn Griffith
- "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Leah Marquand (1 episode, 1963)
- A Game for Alternate Mondays (1963) TV episode .... Leah Marquand - "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Emily Foster (1 episode, 1963)
- Windfall (1963) TV episode .... Emily Foster - "Saints and Sinners" .... Lois Hawley (1 episode, 1962)
- Luscious Lois (1962) TV episode .... Lois Hawley - "The Beachcomber" .... Rosalind Metcalf (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Mystery Adventure: The Beachcomber (USA: syndication title)
- The Search for Robert Herrick (1962) TV episode .... Rosalind Metcalf - The Chapman Report (1962) .... Teresa Harnish
- The Cabinet of Caligari (1962) .... Jane Lindstrom
- "Dr. Kildare" .... Sister Brigid Marie (1 episode, 1962)
- A Very Present Help (1962) TV episode .... Sister Brigid Marie - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Rosie Sayer (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Safari (1962) TV episode .... Rosie Sayer - "Naked City" .... Miss Arlington (1 episode, 1961)
- The Hot Minerva (1961) TV episode .... Miss Arlington - "General Electric Theater" .... Alma (1 episode, 1961)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The $200 Parlay (1961) TV episode .... Alma - "The Roaring 20's" .... Kitty O'Moyne (1 episode, 1961)
- Kitty Goes West (1961) TV episode .... Kitty O'Moyne - "Adventures in Paradise" .... Esther Holmes (1 episode, 1961)
- Beachhead (1961) TV episode .... Esther Holmes - "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1 episode, 1961)
- The Spider's Web (1961) TV episode - The Sundowners (1960) .... Mrs. Firth
... aka Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (UK: complete title) - The Spider's Web (1960) .... Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) .... Kitty Brady
- Last of the Few (1959)
- "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Christine Nolan (1 episode, 1958)
- Face of Fear (1958) TV episode .... Christine Nolan - Another Time, Another Place (1958) .... Kay Trevor
- "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The Dead Are Silent (1957) TV episode - All Mine to Give (1957) .... Mamie
... aka The Day They Gave Babies Away (UK) - "The Errol Flynn Theatre" .... Lou McNamara / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
... aka Mystery Adventure: The Errol Flynn Theatre (USA: syndication title)
- The Sealed Room (1956) TV episode .... Lou McNamara
- The Girl in Blue Jeans (1956) TV episode .... Susan Tracey - Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Sporting Lady's Companion
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title) - Loser Takes All (1956) .... Cary
- The Court Jester (1955) .... Maid Jean
- Josephine and Men (1955) .... Josephine Luton
- Mad About Men (1954) .... Caroline Trewella/Miranda Trewella
- The Beachcomber (1954) .... Martha Jones
- The Seekers (1954) .... Marion Southey
... aka Land of Fury (USA) - The Weak and the Wicked (1954) .... Jean Raymond
... aka Young and Willing (USA) - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) .... Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
- Personal Affair (1953) .... Barbara Vining
- The Sword and the Rose (1953) .... Princess Mary Tudor
... aka When Knighthood Was in Flower (UK) (USA: TV title) - "Your Show of Shows" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 3 January 1953 (1953) TV episode - "Studio One" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Lilly, the Queen of the Movies (1952) TV episode - The Card (1952) .... Ruth Earp
... aka The Promoter (USA) - The Magic Box (1952) .... May Jones
- Encore (1951) .... Stella Cotman (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette")
- Appointment with Venus (1951) .... Nicola Fallaize
... aka Island Rescue (USA) - No Highway (1951) .... Marjorie Corder
... aka No Highway in the Sky (USA) - Flesh & Blood (1951) .... Katherine
- State Secret (1950) .... Lisa Robinson
... aka The Great Manhunt (USA) - Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) .... Mimi Warburton
- Helter Skelter (1949) (uncredited) .... Miranda Trewella
- Miranda (1948) .... Miranda Trewella
- Third Time Lucky (1948) .... Joan
- An Ideal Husband (1947) .... Miss Mabel Chiltern, Sir Robert's sister
... aka Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband (UK: complete title) - Frieda (1947) .... Judy Dawson
- This Man Is Mine (1946) .... Millie
- Perfect Strangers (1945) .... Dizzy Clayton
... aka Vacation from Marriage (USA) - The Halfway House (1944) .... Gwyneth
... aka Halfway House - Sabotage Agent (1943) .... Paula Palacek
... aka Tartu (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Adventures of Tartu (USA) - 49th Parallel (1941) .... Anna
... aka The 49th Parallel (International: English title: informal title)
... aka The Forty-Ninth Parallel (International: English title: informal title)
... aka The Invaders (USA) - The Prime Minister (1941) (uncredited) .... Miss Sheridan
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) (uncredited) .... Unnamed Character
... aka The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy in Technicolor (UK: complete title) - The Briggs Family (1940) .... Sheila Briggs
- Under Your Hat (1940) .... Winnie
- On the Night of the Fire (1939) .... Mary Carr
... aka The Fugitive (USA) - Prison Without Bars (1938) .... Nina
- Murder in the Family (1938) .... Marjorie Osborne
- South Riding (1938) .... Midge Carne
Soundtrack:
- "Great Performances" (1 episode, 1985)
- The Best of Broadway (1985) TV episode (performer: "Send In The Clowns") - Mary Poppins (1964) (performer: "Sister Suffragette", "Let's Go Fly a Kite")
- Mad About Men (1954) (performer: "I Can't Resist Men")
Thanks:
- The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV) (grateful thanks)
Self:
- The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Interviewee
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004) (V) .... Herself
- "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
- Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect (2001) TV episode .... Herself - "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Story of Pop (UK: short title)
- Soundtrack (2001) TV episode .... Herself - Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light (1996) (TV) .... Herself (Costar)
... aka Marlene Dietrich: Her Life and Legend - "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
- David Tomlinson (1991) TV episode .... Herself - The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 10 May 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself - "Everybody's Talking" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 28 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - The Heart of Show Business (1967) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
Archive Footage:
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"Enterprise"
- Doctor's Orders (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Maid Jean - The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Herself
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"Disneyland"
- Rob Roy: Part 2 (1956) TV episode .... Helen Mary McPherson MacGregor
- Rob Roy: Part 1 (1956) TV episode .... Helen Mary McPherson MacGregor
- When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 2 (1956) TV episode .... Mary Tudor
- When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 1 (1956) TV episode .... Mary Tudor
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