Joan Plowright

Biography

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.

Known for

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Nothing Like a Dame

2018 ⭐ 6.8

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 ⭐ 6.7

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Curious George

2006 ⭐ 6.5

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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005 ⭐ 6.7

Career timeline

2018

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Herself · 2018

Nothing Like a Dame

Self · 2018

⭐ 6.8

2009

Knife Edge

Marjorie Blake · 2009

⭐ 4.5

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles Notable

Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick · 2008

⭐ 6.7

2006

Curious George

Ms. Plushbottom (voice) · 2006

⭐ 6.5

Goose on the Loose

Beatrice Fairfield · 2006

⭐ 5.4

2005

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs. Palfrey · 2005

⭐ 6.7

2004

George and the Dragon

Mother Superior · 2004

⭐ 5.5

2003

I Am David

Sophie · 2003

⭐ 6.9

Bringing Down the House

Mrs. Virginia Arness · 2003

⭐ 6.0

2002

Callas Forever

Sarah Keller · 2002

⭐ 6.5

Global Heresy

Lady Foxley · 2002

⭐ 5.0

2001

Scrooge and Marley Notable

Narrator · 2001

⭐ 9.3

Bailey's Mistake

Aunt Angie · 2001

⭐ 6.3

2000

Frankie & Hazel

Phoebe Harkness · 2000

⭐ 5.2

Back to the Secret Garden

Martha Sowerby · 2000

⭐ 6.3

Dinosaur Notable

Baylene (voice) · 2000

⭐ 6.6

1999

Tom's Midnight Garden

Mrs Bartholomew · 1999

⭐ 6.1

Tea with Mussolini

Mary Wallace · 1999

⭐ 6.5

1998

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Jeanne Vertefeuille · 1998

⭐ 6.2

Dance with Me

Bea Johnson · 1998

⭐ 6.9

1996

101 Dalmatians Notable

Nanny · 1996

⭐ 5.9

Surviving Picasso

Françoise's Grandmother · 1996

⭐ 5.8

Mr. Wrong

Mrs. Crawford · 1996

⭐ 4.0

1995

The Scarlet Letter

Harriet Hibbons · 1995

⭐ 6.1

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Mrs. Linzer · 1995

⭐ 5.2

Hotel Sorrento

Marge Morrisey · 1995

⭐ 6.9

1994

The Return of the Native

Frau Yeobright · 1994

⭐ 6.3

A Place for Annie

Dorothy · 1994

⭐ 6.1

On Promised Land Notable

Mrs. Appletree · 1994

⭐ 7.5

1993

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

Mrs. Monro · 1993

⭐ 6.0

Last Action Hero Notable

Teacher · 1993

⭐ 6.5

Dennis the Menace Notable

Martha Wilson · 1993

⭐ 5.9

1992

Stalin

Olga · 1992

⭐ 5.3

1991

The House of Bernarda Alba

Poncia · 1991

Enchanted April

Mrs Fisher · 1991

⭐ 6.8

1990

Avalon

Eva Krichinsky · 1990

⭐ 6.7

I Love You to Death

Nadja · 1990

⭐ 6.4

1989

And a Nightingale Sang

Mam · 1989

⭐ 5.2

Frequently appears with

Maggie Smith

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Judi Dench

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Eileen Atkins

Self

Robert Altman

Self (archive footage)

Freddie Highmore

Jared Grace / Simon Grace

Sarah Bolger

Mallory Grace

David Strathairn

Arthur Spiderwick

Mary-Louise Parker

Helen Grace

Nick Nolte

Mulgarath

Full filmography

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Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018

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Nothing Like a Dame

2018 ⭐ 6.8

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Knife Edge

2009 ⭐ 4.5

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 ⭐ 6.7

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Curious George

2006 ⭐ 6.5

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Goose on the Loose

2006 ⭐ 5.4

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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005 ⭐ 6.7

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George and the Dragon

2004 ⭐ 5.5

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I Am David

2003 ⭐ 6.9

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Bringing Down the House

2003 ⭐ 6.0

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Callas Forever

2002 ⭐ 6.5

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Global Heresy

2002 ⭐ 5.0

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Scrooge and Marley

2001 ⭐ 9.3

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Bailey's Mistake

2001 ⭐ 6.3

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Frankie & Hazel

2000 ⭐ 5.2

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Back to the Secret Garden

2000 ⭐ 6.3

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Dinosaur

2000 ⭐ 6.6

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Tom's Midnight Garden

1999 ⭐ 6.1

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Tea with Mussolini

1999 ⭐ 6.5

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Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998 ⭐ 6.2