Birth Place: Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
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Glynis Margaret Payne Johns is a British retired actress, dancer, musician and singer. In a career spanning eight decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. She has received various accolades throughout her career, including a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. She is widely considered as being one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and classical years of British cinema.
Johns was born in Pretoria, South Africa, the daughter of Welsh actor Mervyn Johns. She appeared on stage from a young age and was typecast as a stage dancer from early adolescence, making her screen debut in South Riding (1938). She rose to prominence in the 1940s following her role as Anna in the war drama film 49th Parallel (1941), for which she won a National Board of Review Award for Best Acting, and starring roles in Miranda (1948) and Third Time Lucky (1949). Following No Highway in the Sky (1951), a joint British-American production, Johns took on increasingly more roles in America and elsewhere. She made her television and Broadway debuts in 1952 and took on starring roles in such films as The Sword and the Rose (1953), The Weak and the Wicked (1954), Mad About Men (1954), The Court Jester (1955), The Sundowners (1960), The Cabinet of Caligari (1962), The Chapman Report (1962), and Under Milk Wood (1972). On television, she starred in her own sitcom Glynis (1963).
Renowned for the breathy quality of her husky voice, Johns sang songs written specifically for her both on screen and stage, including "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers for Disney's Mary Poppins (1964), in which she played Winifred Banks and for which she received a Laurel Award, and "Send In the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim for Broadway's A Little Night Music (1973), in which she originated the role of Desiree Armfeldt and for which she received a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.
[1938]Prison Without Bars Nina
[1938]South Riding Midge Carne
[1938]Murder in the Family Marjorie Osborne
[1939]The Fugitive Mary Carr
[1940]Under Your Hat Winnie
[1940]The Briggs Family Sheila Briggs
[1941]49th Parallel Anna
[1943]The Adventures of Tartu Paula Palacek
[1944]The Halfway House Gwyneth - RhysDaughter
[1945]Vacation from Marriage Dizzy Clayton
[1946]This Man Is Mine Millie
[1947]Frieda Judy
[1947]An Ideal Husband Mabel Chiltern
[1948]Miranda Miranda Trewella
[1949]Dear Mr. Prohack Mimi Warburton
[1949]Third Time Lucky Joan Burns
[1950]The Great Manhunt Lisa Robinson
[1951]The Magic Box May Jones
[1951]Island Rescue Nicola Fallaize
[1951]No Highway in the Sky Marjorie Corder
[1951]Flesh and Blood Katherine
[1952]The Promoter Ruth Earp
[1953]The Sword and the Rose Princess Mary Tudor
[1953]Personal Affair Barbara Vining
[1953]Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
[1954]Land of Fury Marion Southey
[1954]The Beachcomber Martha Jones
[1954]Young and Willing Jean Raymond
[1954]Mad About Men Caroline Trewella, Miranda Trewella
[1955]Josephine and Men Josephine Luton
[1955]The Court Jester Maid Jean
[1956]Around the World in 80 Days Sporting Lady's Companion
[1956]Loser Takes All Cary
[1957]All Mine to Give Jo Eunson
[1958]Another Time, Another Place Kay Trevor
[1959]Shake Hands with the Devil Kitty Brady
[1960]The Sundowners Mrs. Firth
[1960]The Spider's Web Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
[1962]The Chapman Report Teresa Harnish
[1963]Papa's Delicate Condition Amberlyn Griffith
[1964]Mary Poppins Mrs. Winnifred Banks
[1965]Dear Brigitte Vina Leaf
[1968]Don't Just Stand There Sabine Manning
[1969]Lock Up Your Daughters! Mrs. Squeezum
[1971]Under Milk Wood Myfanwy Price
[1987]Nukie Sister Anne
[1988]Zelly and Me Co-Co
[1994]The Ref Rose
[1995]While You Were Sleeping Elsie
[1999]Superstar Grandma
Coming of Age Trudie Pepper
Glynis JohnsCause Celebre
Glynis Johns, A Little Night Music
Glynis Johns , A Little Night Music
Glynis Johns has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Glynis Johns has not appeared in the West End
Glynis Johns has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for Actress of the Year in a New Play at the Olivier Awards for her performance in "Cause Celebre." She also received a nomination for Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "A Little Night Music." Additionally, Johns was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for her performance in "A Little Night Music."
Glynis Johns has won several awards for her performances in the Broadway musical "A Little Night Music." She received the Outstanding Performance award at the Drama Desk Awards and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical award at the Tony Awards.