Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

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.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Encore! Encore!

Encore! Encore!

0
The Oscars

The Oscars

7
Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

7
Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

7
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.3
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

0
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

0
Screen Two

Screen Two

6.833
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5

Movies

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

6.406
Avalon

Avalon

6.635
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

4.917
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

6.544
Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

6.4
Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

5.975
George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

5.3
101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

5.932
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

6.654
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

5.866
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

6.3
Enchanted April

Enchanted April

6.75
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

6.475
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

6.3
Revolution

Revolution

5.3
Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers

7.09
Knife Edge

Knife Edge

4.455
Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden

6.1
Equus

Equus

7.033
Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

6.6
I Am David

I Am David

6.8
Global Heresy

Global Heresy

5
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

6.9
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

6.7
Callas Forever

Callas Forever

6.375
Dance with Me

Dance with Me

6.9
Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley

10
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

6.2
Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle

5.9
Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento

6.875
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

5.5
Stalin

Stalin

5.134
A Place for Annie

A Place for Annie

6
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

4
The Summer House

The Summer House

5.4
Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

4.9
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

5.7
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

7
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

6.4
A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

4.75
Three Sisters

Three Sisters

3.8
Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

3.9
Bailey's Mistake

Bailey's Mistake

5
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

6.089
And a Nightingale Sang

And a Nightingale Sang

4.5
The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

0
The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native

6
Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

5.773
Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

6
Frankie & Hazel

Frankie & Hazel

5.3
Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

5.9
Curious George

Curious George

6.456
Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

0
Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

6.8
On Promised Land

On Promised Land

6
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

6.7
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

4.7
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

4
A Dedicated Man

A Dedicated Man

0
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

0
Moby Dick Rehearsed

Moby Dick Rehearsed

0
Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life

10