Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Known for: Acting

Born: October 28, 1929

Died: January 16, 2025

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.

Known for

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