Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 28, 1929 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2018 | Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Lifeas Herself | |
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dameas Self | |
| 2009 | Knife Edgeas Marjorie Blake | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick | |
| 2006 | Curious Georgeas Ms. Plushbottom (voice) | |
| 2006 | Goose on the Looseas Beatrice Fairfield | |
| 2005 | Mrs Palfrey at The Claremontas Mrs. Palfrey | |
| 2004 | George and the Dragonas Mother Superior | |
| 2003 | I Am Davidas Sophie | |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the Houseas Mrs. Virginia Arness | |
| 2002 | Callas Foreveras Sarah Keller | |
| 2002 | Global Heresyas Lady Foxley | |
| 2001 | Scrooge and Marleyas Narrator | |
| 2001 | Bailey's Mistakeas Aunt Angie | |
| 2000 | Frankie & Hazelas Phoebe Harkness | |
| 2000 | Back to the Secret Gardenas Martha Sowerby | |
| 2000 | Dinosauras Baylene (voice) | |
| 1999 | Tom's Midnight Gardenas Mrs Bartholomew | |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolinias Mary Wallace | |
| 1998 | Aldrich Ames: Traitor Withinas Jeanne Vertefeuille | |
| 1998 | Encore! Encore!as Marie Pinoni | |
| 1998 | Dance with Meas Bea Johnson | |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatiansas Nanny | |
| 1996 | Surviving Picassoas Françoise's Grandmother | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrongas Mrs. Crawford | |
| 1996 | Jane Eyreas Mrs. Fairfax | |
| 1995 | The Scarlet Letteras Harriet Hibbons | |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Storyas Mrs. Linzer | |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrentoas Marge Morrisey | |
| 1995 | A Pin for the Butterflyas Grandma | |
| 1994 | The Return of the Nativeas Frau Yeobright | |
| 1994 | A Place for Annieas Dorothy | |
| 1994 | On Promised Landas Mrs. Appletree | |
| 1994 | Widows' Peakas Mrs. Doyle-Counihan | |
| 1993 | The Clothes in the Wardrobeas Mrs. Monro | |
| 1993 | Last Action Heroas Teacher | |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menaceas Martha Wilson | |
| 1992 | Stalinas Olga | |
| 1991 | The House of Bernarda Albaas Poncia | |
| 1991 | Enchanted Aprilas Mrs Fisher | |
| 1990 | Avalonas Eva Krichinsky | |
| 1990 | I Love You to Deathas Nadja | |
| 1989 | And a Nightingale Sangas Mam | |
| 1988 | The Dressmakeras Nellie | |
| 1988 | Drowning by Numbersas Cissie Colpitts | |
| 1988 | The Importance of Being Earnestas Lady Bracknell | |
| 1987 | The Birthday Partyas Meg Bowles | |
| 1985 | Revolutionas Mrs. McConnahay | |
| 1985 | Theatre Nightas Lady Bracknell | |
| 1985 | Theatre Nightas Meg | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Mrs. Monro | |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: a lifeas Self | |
| 1982 | Brimstone & Treacleas Norma Bates | |
| 1982 | All for Loveas Edith | |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospitalas Phyllis Grimshaw | |
| 1982 | A Dedicated Manas Edith | |
| 1980 | The Diary of Anne Frankas Edith Frank-Holländer | |
| 1978 | Daphne Laureolaas Lady Pitts | |
| 1978 | Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas Rosa | |
| 1977 | Equusas Dora Strang | |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presentsas Lady Pitts | |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presentsas Rosa | |
| 1973 | The Merchant of Veniceas Portia | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Self | |
| 1970 | Twelfth Nightas Viola | |
| 1970 | Three Sistersas Masha | |
| 1967 | Omnibusas | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Lisa | |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanyaas Sonya | |
| 1960 | The Entertaineras Jean Rice | |
| 1957 | Time Without Pityas Agnes Cole | |
| 1957 | Theatre Nightas Arlette Le Boeuf | |
| 1955 | Moby Dick—Rehearsedas A Young Actress /Pip | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dorothy | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mrs. Yeobright | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Adriana | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Phoebe | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee |
