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Joan Plowright

British actress (1929–2025)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1929-10-28
Died: 2025-01-16
Works: 4

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Film & TV

Acting · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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…

Known for

Nothing Like a Dame — Self2018
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life — Herself2018
Knife Edge — Marjorie Blake2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles — Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick2008
Goose on the Loose — Beatrice Fairfield2006
Curious George — Ms. Plushbottom (voice)2006
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont — Mrs. Palfrey2005
George and the Dragon — Mother Superior2004
Bringing Down the House — Mrs. Virginia Arness2003
I Am David — Sophie2003

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: GB
Active from: 1959-09-24

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1
Total plays: 1

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Key facts

Born: Joan Ann Plowright , ( 1929-10-28 ) 28 October 1929, Brigg , Lincolnshire , England
Died: 16 January 2025 (2025-01-16) (aged 95), London , England
Alma mater: Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1948–2014 2018
Spouses: Roger Gage ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) Laurence Olivier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; died 1989 )
Relatives: David Plowright (brother)

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Key dates

Born: 28 October 1929
Died: 16 January 2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ann
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Brigg
Place of death: Northwood
Spouse: Laurence Olivier
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Article

Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier (née Plowright; 28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

Plowright studied at the Old Vic Theatre School before acting onstage at the Royal National Theatre where she met her husband Laurence Olivier. She acted opposite him in the John Osborne play The Entertainer in West End in 1957 and on Broadway in 1958. She earned the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her A Taste of Honey (1961). She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Filumena (1978).