Born 1929 (age 95) · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Appears in 72 titles

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

101 Dalmatians
5.9
101 Dalmatians
1996
as Nanny
Last Action Hero
6.5
Last Action Hero
1993
as Teacher
The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Dinosaur
6.6
Dinosaur
2000
as Baylene (voice)
Dennis the Menace
5.9
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Martha Wilson
Bringing Down the House
6.0
Bringing Down the House
2003
as Mrs. Virginia Arness
Curious George
6.5
Curious George
2006
as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
The Scarlet Letter
6.1
The Scarlet Letter
1995
as Harriet Hibbons
I Love You to Death
6.4
I Love You to Death
1990
as Nadja
Jane Eyre
6.9
Jane Eyre
1996
as Mrs. Fairfax
Dance with Me
6.9
Dance with Me
1998
as Bea Johnson
Drowning by Numbers
7.0
Drowning by Numbers
1988
as Cissie Colpitts
Tea with Mussolini
6.5
Tea with Mussolini
1999
as Mary Wallace
Equus
7.0
Equus
1977
as Dora Strang
Revolution
5.4
Revolution
1985
as Mrs. McConnahay
I Am David
6.9
I Am David
2003
as Sophie
Surviving Picasso
5.8
Surviving Picasso
1996
as Françoise's Grandmother
George and the Dragon
5.5
George and the Dragon
2004
as Mother Superior
Avalon
6.7
Avalon
1990
as Eva Krichinsky
Enchanted April
6.8
Enchanted April
1991
as Mrs Fisher