Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life 2018 Nothing Like a Dame ★ 6.8 Nothing Like a Dame 2018 Knife Edge ★ 4.5 Knife Edge 2009 The Spiderwick Chronicles ★ 6.7 The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 Curious George ★ 6.5 Curious George 2006 Goose on the Loose ★ 5.4 Goose on the Loose 2006 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont ★ 6.7 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont 2005 George and the Dragon ★ 5.5 George and the Dragon 2004 I Am David ★ 6.9 I Am David 2003 Bringing Down the House ★ 6.0 Bringing Down the House 2003 Callas Forever ★ 6.5 Callas Forever 2002 Global Heresy ★ 5.0 Global Heresy 2002 Scrooge and Marley ★ 9.3 Scrooge and Marley 2001 Bailey's Mistake ★ 6.3 Bailey's Mistake 2001 Frankie & Hazel ★ 5.2 Frankie & Hazel 2000 Back to the Secret Garden ★ 6.3 Back to the Secret Garden 2000 Dinosaur ★ 6.6 Dinosaur 2000 Tom's Midnight Garden ★ 6.1 Tom's Midnight Garden 1999 Tea with Mussolini ★ 6.5 Tea with Mussolini 1999 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within ★ 6.2 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within 1998 Encore! Encore! ★ 8.0 Encore! Encore! 1998 Dance with Me ★ 6.9 Dance with Me 1998 101 Dalmatians ★ 5.9 101 Dalmatians 1996 Surviving Picasso ★ 5.8 Surviving Picasso 1996 Mr. Wrong ★ 4.0 Mr. Wrong 1996 Jane Eyre ★ 6.9 Jane Eyre 1996 The Scarlet Letter ★ 6.1 The Scarlet Letter 1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story ★ 5.3 A Pyromaniac's Love Story 1995 Hotel Sorrento ★ 6.9 Hotel Sorrento 1995 A Pin for the Butterfly ★ 5.6 A Pin for the Butterfly 1995 The Return of the Native ★ 6.3 The Return of the Native 1994 A Place for Annie ★ 6.1 A Place for Annie 1994 On Promised Land ★ 7.5 On Promised Land 1994 Widows' Peak ★ 6.5 Widows' Peak 1994 The Clothes in the Wardrobe ★ 6.0 The Clothes in the Wardrobe 1993 Last Action Hero ★ 6.5 Last Action Hero 1993 Dennis the Menace ★ 5.9 Dennis the Menace 1993 Stalin ★ 5.3 Stalin 1992 The House of Bernarda Alba The House of Bernarda Alba 1991 Enchanted April ★ 6.8 Enchanted April 1991 Avalon ★ 6.7 Avalon 1990 I Love You to Death ★ 6.4 I Love You to Death 1990 And a Nightingale Sang ★ 5.2 And a Nightingale Sang 1989 The Dressmaker ★ 4.6 The Dressmaker 1988 Drowning by Numbers ★ 7.0 Drowning by Numbers 1988 The Importance of Being Earnest ★ 5.4 The Importance of Being Earnest 1988 The Birthday Party ★ 6.8 The Birthday Party 1987 Revolution ★ 5.4 Revolution 1985 Theatre Night Theatre Night 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Laurence Olivier: a life ★ 10.0 Laurence Olivier: a life 1982 Brimstone & Treacle ★ 5.9 Brimstone & Treacle 1982 All for Love ★ 7.0 All for Love 1982 Britannia Hospital ★ 6.3 Britannia Hospital 1982 A Dedicated Man ★ 10.0 A Dedicated Man 1982 The Diary of Anne Frank ★ 5.8 The Diary of Anne Frank 1980 Daphne Laureola ★ 7.5 Daphne Laureola 1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday ★ 7.0 Saturday, Sunday, Monday 1978 Equus ★ 7.0 Equus 1977 Laurence Olivier Presents ★ 7.0 Laurence Olivier Presents 1976 The Merchant of Venice ★ 8.5 The Merchant of Venice 1973 Great Performances ★ 6.1 Great Performances 1971 Twelfth Night ★ 6.5 Twelfth Night 1970 Three Sisters ★ 4.3 Three Sisters 1970 Omnibus ★ 7.2 Omnibus 1967 ITV Playhouse ★ 7.0 ITV Playhouse 1967 Uncle Vanya ★ 5.5 Uncle Vanya 1963 The Entertainer ★ 6.2 The Entertainer 1960 Time Without Pity ★ 6.5 Time Without Pity 1957 Moby Dick—Rehearsed ★ 7.0 Moby Dick—Rehearsed 1955 The Oscars ★ 7.0 The Oscars 1953 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 Sunday Night Theatre ★ 3.5 Sunday Night Theatre 1950 Golden Globe Awards ★ 7.2 Golden Globe Awards 1944