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Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns (born October 5, 1923) is a South African-born Welsh stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer (notably of "Send in the Clowns", which she originated in Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music). With a career spanning seven decades, Johns is often cited as the "complete actress", who happens to be a trained pianist and singer. She is also an accomplished dancer, and was qualified to teach ballet by the age of ten. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​


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Born:
Oct 5, 1923 In Pretoria, South Africa
Movie/TV Credits:
68
First Appeared:
In the movie Murder in the Family 1938-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Six by Sondheim 2013-12-09
Known For
Filmography
Movie Six by Sondheim Self (archive footage) 2013-12-09
Movie Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' Self 2004-12-14
Movie Superstar Grandma 1999-10-08
Movie While You Were Sleeping Elsie 1995-04-21
Movie The Secret Garden Darjeeling (voice) 1994-11-05
Movie The Ref Rose Chasseur 1994-03-09
Series Coming of Age 1988-03-15
Movie Zelly & Me Co-Co 1988-04-15
Movie Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Ms. Grimwood (voice) 1988-10-16
Movie Nukie Sister Anne 1987-07-01
Movie The Crime of Ovide Plouffe 1984-08-29
Series Little Gloria... Happy at Last Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan 1982-10-24
Movie Three Dangerous Ladies Mrs. Amworth 1977-06-05
Movie Mrs. Amworth Mrs. Amworth 1975-01-01
Movie The Happy Prince Swallow (voice) 1974-12-02
Movie The Vault of Horror Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job") 1973-03-16
Movie Under Milk Wood Myfanwy Price 1972-01-27
Movie Lock Up Your Daughters Mrs Squeezum 1969-03-29
Movie Don't Just Stand There Sabine Manning 1968-09-03
Movie Dear Brigitte Vina Leaf 1965-01-08
Movie Mary Poppins Mrs. Banks 1964-12-17
Movie Papa's Delicate Condition Amberlyn Griffith 1963-03-06
Series Glynis 1963-09-25
Movie The Chapman Report Teresa Harnish 1962-10-05
Movie The Cabinet of Caligari Jane Lindstrom 1962-05-25
Movie Last of the Few Self / Narrator 1960-04-27
Movie The Sundowners Mrs. Firth 1960-12-08
Movie The Spider's Web Clarissa Hailsham-Brown 1960-11-01
Movie Shake Hands with the Devil Kitty Brady 1959-06-24
Movie Another Time, Another Place Kay Trevor 1958-05-02
Movie All Mine to Give Jo Eunson 1957-11-13
Movie Around the World in Eighty Days Sporting Lady's Companion 1956-10-17
Movie Loser Takes All Cary 1956-09-09
Movie Josephine and Men Josephine Luton 1955-11-09
Movie The Court Jester Maid Jean 1955-12-24
Movie Mad About Men Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella 1954-11-16
Movie The Seekers Marion Southey 1954-06-22
Movie The Weak and the Wicked Jean Raymond 1954-02-02
Movie The Beachcomber Martha Jones 1954-08-10
Movie The Sword and the Rose Princess Mary Tudor 1953-07-23
Movie Personal Affair Barbara Vining 1953-10-20
Movie Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor 1953-10-26
Movie The Magic Box May Jones 1952-01-01
Movie The Card Ruth Earp 1952-02-25
Movie Flesh and Blood Katherine Manley 1951-03-06
Movie Appointment with Venus Nicola Fallaize 1951-10-08
Movie Encore Stella Cotman 1951-06-11
Movie No Highway in the Sky Marjorie Corder 1951-06-28
Movie State Secret Lisa Robinson 1950-09-11
Movie Helter Skelter Miranda Trewella 1949-01-07
Movie Third Time Lucky Joan Burns 1949-01-06
Movie Dear Mr. Prohack Mimi Warburton 1949-09-07
Movie Miranda Miranda Trewella 1948-04-06
Movie Frieda Judy Dawson 1947-06-19
Movie An Ideal Husband Mabel Chiltern 1947-11-14
Movie This Man Is Mine Millie 1946-09-12
Movie Perfect Strangers Dizzy Clayton 1945-10-15
Movie The Halfway House Gwyneth 1944-02-01
Movie The Adventures of Tartu Paula Palacek 1943-10-01
Movie 49th Parallel Anna 1941-11-24
Movie The Thief of Bagdad Princess's Maid (uncredited) 1940-02-19
Movie Under Your Hat Winnie 1940-09-01
Movie The Briggs Family Sheila Briggs 1940-09-07
Movie On the Night of the Fire Mary 1939-10-26
Movie Murder in the Family Marjorie Osborne 1938-01-01
Movie Prison Without Bars Nina 1938-01-07
Movie South Riding Midge Carne 1938-08-01
Movie Prison Without Bars Nina 1938-09-20