
Actor
Joan Plowright
Born 1929 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
Acting

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick · 2008

Dinosaur
Baylene (voice) · 2000

Last Action Hero
Teacher · 1993

101 Dalmatians
Nanny · 1996

Dennis the Menace
Martha Wilson · 1993

Curious George
Ms. Plushbottom (voice) · 2006

Bringing Down the House
Mrs. Virginia Arness · 2003

The Scarlet Letter
Harriet Hibbons · 1995

Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax · 1996

Dance with Me
Bea Johnson · 1998

Drowning by Numbers
Cissie Colpitts · 1988

I Love You to Death
Nadja · 1990

Equus
Dora Strang · 1977

Tea with Mussolini
Mary Wallace · 1999

I Am David
Sophie · 2003

The Oscars
Self · 1953

Avalon
Eva Krichinsky · 1990

Enchanted April
Mrs Fisher · 1991

Nothing Like a Dame
Self · 2018

Britannia Hospital
Phyllis Grimshaw · 1982

Surviving Picasso
Françoise's Grandmother · 1996

Time Without Pity
Agnes Cole · 1957

Revolution
Mrs. McConnahay · 1985

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey · 2005