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Dame Joan Ann Plowright, the Baroness Olivier, is one of the most distinguished actors of her generation. She may be best remembered as the third wife and widow of Laurence Olivier, generally considered the greatest anglophone actor of the 20th Century, but she had a distinguished career of her own on stage and screen spanning six decades... See full bio »

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Joan Ann Plowright
in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England, UK
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2009 Knife Edge
Marjorie Blake
 
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
 
2006 Curious George
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
 
2006 Goose on the Loose
Beatrice Fairfield
 
2005 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey
 
2004 George and the Dragon
Mother Superior
 
2003 I Am David
Sophie
 
2003 Bringing Down the House
Virginia Arness
 
2002 Callas Forever
Sarah Keller
 
2002 Global Heresy
Lady Foxley
 
2001 Scrooge and Marley (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2001 Back to the Secret Garden
Martha Sowerby
 
2001 Bailey's Mistake (TV movie)
Aunt Angie
 
2000 Frankie & Hazel (TV movie)
Phoebe Harkness
 
2000 Dinosaur
Baylene (voice)
 
1999 Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs. Bartholomew
 
1999 Tea with Mussolini
Mary Wallace
 
1998-1999 Encore! Encore! (TV series)
Marie Pinoni
– The Doubt of the Benefit (1999) … Marie Pinoni
– To Soeur with Love (1999) … Marie Pinoni
– Crime & Punishment (1999) … Marie Pinoni
– I Know How the Caged Bird Tastes (1999) … Marie Pinoni
– A Review to Remember (1999) … Marie Pinoni
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1998 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (TV movie)
Jeanne Vertefeuille
 
1998 This Could Be the Last Time (TV movie)
Rosemary
 
1998 Dance with Me
Bea Johnson
 
1997 The Assistant
Mrs. Ida Bober
 
1996 101 Dalmatians
Nanny
 
1996 Surviving Picasso
Françoise's Grandmother
 
1996 Mr. Wrong
Mrs. Crawford
 
1996 Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
 
1995 The Scarlet Letter
Harriet Hibbons
 
1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Mrs. Linzer
 
1995 Hotel Sorrento
Marge Morrisey
 
1994 The Return of the Native (TV movie)
Mrs. Yeobright
 
1994 A Pin for the Butterfly
Grandma
 
1994 A Place for Annie (TV movie)
Dorothy
 
1994 On Promised Land (TV movie)
Mrs. Appletree
 
1994 Widows' Peak
Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
 
1993 Dennis the Menace
Mrs. Martha Wilson
 
1993 Last Action Hero
Teacher
 
1993 Screen Two (TV series)
Mrs. Monro
– The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) … Mrs. Monro
 
1993 The Summer House
Mrs. Monro
 
1992 Stalin (TV movie)
Olga Alliluyeva
 
1992 Driving Miss Daisy (TV movie)
Daisy Werthan
 
1992 Enchanted April
Mrs. Fisher
 
1991 The House of Bernarda Alba (TV movie)
La Poncia
 
1991 Sophie (TV movie)
Sophie
 
1990 Avalon
Eva Krichinsky
 
1990 I Love You to Death
Nadja, Rosalie's Mother
 
1990 Sophie (short)
 
1989 And a Nightingale Sang (TV movie)
Mam
 
1988 The Dressmaker
Nellie
 
1988 Drowning by Numbers
Cissie Colpitts 1
 
1987 Theatre Night (TV series)
Meg Bowles
– The Birthday Party (1987) … Meg Bowles
 
1986 The Importance of Being Earnest (TV movie)
Lady Bracknell
 
1985 Revolution
Mrs. McConnahay
 
1983 Wagner (TV series)
Mrs. Taylor
– Episode #1.2 (1983) … Mrs. Taylor
 
1982 Brimstone & Treacle
Norma Bates
 
1982 All for Love (TV series)
Edith
– A Dedicated Man (1982) … Edith
 
1982 Britannia Hospital
Phyllis Grimshaw
 
1980 The Diary of Anne Frank (TV movie)
Mrs. Frank
 
1978 Daphne Laureola (TV movie)
Lady Pitts
 
1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday (TV movie)
Rosa
 
1977 Equus
Dora Strang
 
1973 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Portia
 
1970 Three Sisters
Masha
 
1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Lisa
– The Plastic People (1970) … Lisa
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Viola
– Twelfth Night (1969) … Viola
 
1967 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Sonya
– Uncle Vanya (1967) … Sonya
 
1963 Uncle Vanya
Sonya
 
1960 The Entertainer
Jean Rice
 
1959 The School for Scandal (TV movie)
Lady Teazle
 
1957 Time Without Pity
Agnes Cole
 
1957 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Lisa Giocondo
– The Woman in the Picture (1957) … Lisa Giocondo
 
1956 Moby Dick
Starbuck's Wife (uncredited)
 
1955 Moby Dick Rehearsed (TV movie)
A Young Actress / Pip
 
1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Adriana
– The Comedy of Errors (1954) … Adriana
 
1951 Sara Crewe (TV series)
Winnie
– Sara Leaves Miss Minchin's (1951) … Winnie
– The Transformation (1951) … Winnie
– The Party (1951) … Winnie
– The Indian Gentleman (1951) … Winnie
 
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1960 The Entertainer (performer: "When There Isn't a Girl About" - uncredited, "The Boy I Love Is Up in the Gallery" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2004 Peace One Day (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Living Famously (TV series)
Herself
– Vivien Leigh (2003) … Herself
 
2002 The Laurence Olivier Awards 2002 (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2000 Globos de Ouro 1999 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2000 Christmas Glory 2000 (TV special documentary)
Reader
 
1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 May 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
1993 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 December 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1983 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
– Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2001 Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (TV documentary)
 
2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (video documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1978-1979) She acted in Eduardo De Filippo's play, "Filumena", performed at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Frank Finlay, Pierce Brosnan, Robert O'Mahoney (1978) and Patricia Hayes (1979) in the cast. Franco Zeffirelli was the director. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Dame Joan Plowright

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Personal Quote:

If a man is touched by genius, he is not an ordinary person. He doesn't lead an ordinary life. He has extremes of behaviour which you understand and you just find a way not to be swept overboard by his demons. - On Laurence Olivier See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1970 for her services to drama. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio