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Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, DBE, commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, is a retired English actress whose career has spanned over seven decades. 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. She is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year.
Birth Name
Joan Ann Plowright
Born
Monday, 28 October 1929
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tea With the Dames | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| Discovering Film | Self | 2014 |
| Fifty Years on Stage | Saint Joan | 2013 |
| Knife Edge | Marjorie Blake | 2009 |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick | 2008 |
| Curious George | Ms. Plushbottom / Ms. Plushbottom (voice) | 2006 |
| Goose on the Loose | Beatrice Fairfield | 2006 |
| Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Mrs Palfrey / Mrs. Palfrey | 2005 |
| Peace One Day | Self | 2004 |
| George and the Dragon | Mother Superior | 2004 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tea With the Dames | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| Discovering Film | Self | 2014 |
| Fifty Years on Stage | Saint Joan | 2013 |
| Knife Edge | Marjorie Blake | 2009 |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick | 2008 |
| Curious George | Ms. Plushbottom / Ms. Plushbottom (voice) | 2006 |
| Goose on the Loose | Beatrice Fairfield | 2006 |
| Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Mrs Palfrey / Mrs. Palfrey | 2005 |
| Peace One Day | Self | 2004 |
| George and the Dragon | Mother Superior | 2004 |
| I Am David | Sophie | 2003 |
| Bringing Down the House | Virginia Arness | 2003 |
| Callas Forever | Sarah Keller | 2002 |
| Rock My World | Lady Foxley | 2002 |
| Frankie & Hazel | Phoebe Harkness | 2000 |
| Back to the Secret Garden | Martha Sowerby | 2000 |
| Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self | 2000 |
| Dinosaur | Baylene (voice) / Baylene | 2000 |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | Mrs. Bartholomew / Mrs Bartholomew | 1999 |
| Tea with Mussolini | Mary Wallace / Mary | 1999 |
| Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within | Jeanne Vertefeuille | 1998 |
| This Could Be the Last Time | Rosemary | 1998 |
| Encore! Encore! | Marie Pinoni | 1998 |
| Dance with Me | Bea Johnson | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Aunt Angie | 1997 |
| The Assistant | Mrs. Ida Bober | 1997 |
| 101 Dalmatians | Nanny | 1996 |
| Surviving Picasso | Françoise's Grandmother | 1996 |
| Mr. Wrong | Mrs. Crawford | 1996 |
| Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | 1996 |
| The Scarlet Letter | Harriet Hibbons | 1995 |
| A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Mrs. Linzer | 1995 |
| Hotel Sorrento | Marge Morrisey | 1995 |
| A Pin for the Butterfly | Grandma | 1995 |
| The Return of the Native | Frau Yeobright / Mrs. Yeobright | 1994 |
| A Place for Annie | Dorothy | 1994 |
| On Promised Land | Mrs. Appletree | 1994 |
| Widows' Peak | Mrs. Doyle-Counihan | 1994 |
| Dennis the Menace | Martha Wilson | 1993 |
| Last Action Hero | Teacher | 1993 |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1993 |
| Stalin | Olga | 1992 |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | Poncia | 1991 |
| Enchanted April | Mrs. Fisher / Mrs Fisher | 1991 |
| Avalon | Eva Krichinsky | 1990 |
| I Love You to Death | Nadja | 1990 |
| And a Nightingale Sang | Mam | 1989 |
| Drowning by Numbers | Cissie Colpitts 1 | 1988 |
| The Dressmaker | Nellie | 1988 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | 1986 |
| Revolution | Mrs. McConnahay | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Mrs. Monro | 1985 |
| Wagner | Mrs. Taylor | 1983 |
| Brimstone & Treacle | Norma Bates | 1982 |
| Britannia Hospital | Phyllis Grimshaw: The Unions / Phyllis Grimshaw | 1982 |
| Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | 1982 |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Edith Frank-Holländer / Mrs. Frank | 1980 |
| Saturday Sunday Monday | Rosa | 1978 |
| Equus | Dora Strang | 1977 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| The Merchant of Venice | Portia | 1973 |
| Three Sisters | Masha | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Viola - Sebastian | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Lisa | 1967 |
| NET Playhouse | Sonya | 1966 |
| Uncle Vanya | Sonya | 1963 |
| The Entertainer | Jean Rice | 1960 |
| Sword of Freedom | Lisa Giocondo | 1958 |
| Time Without Pity | Agnes Cole | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Winnie Verloc | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Jane Maxwell | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Filmed tribute | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1993 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
