Joan Plowright

October 28, 1929(95 at death)|Died January 16, 2025
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK|Acting

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.

Movies (62)

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018

Nothing Like a Dame
6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Knife Edge
4.5

Knife Edge

2009

The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

Curious George
6.5

Curious George

2006

Goose on the Loose
5.3

Goose on the Loose

2006

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
6.7

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005

George and the Dragon
5.5

George and the Dragon

2004

I Am David
6.9

I Am David

2003

Bringing Down the House
6.0

Bringing Down the House

2003

Callas Forever
6.5

Callas Forever

2002

Global Heresy
5.0

Global Heresy

2002

Scrooge and Marley
9.3

Scrooge and Marley

2001

Bailey's Mistake
6.3

Bailey's Mistake

2001

Frankie & Hazel
5.2

Frankie & Hazel

2000

Back to the Secret Garden
6.3

Back to the Secret Garden

2000

Dinosaur
6.6

Dinosaur

2000

Tom's Midnight Garden
6.1

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999

Tea with Mussolini
6.5

Tea with Mussolini

1999

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
6.2

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998

Dance with Me
6.9

Dance with Me

1998

101 Dalmatians
5.9

101 Dalmatians

1996

Surviving Picasso
5.8

Surviving Picasso

1996

Mr. Wrong
4.0

Mr. Wrong

1996

Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

1996

The Scarlet Letter
6.1

The Scarlet Letter

1995

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
5.3

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995

Hotel Sorrento
6.9

Hotel Sorrento

1995

A Pin for the Butterfly
5.6

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995

The Return of the Native
6.3

The Return of the Native

1994

A Place for Annie
6.1

A Place for Annie

1994

On Promised Land
7.5

On Promised Land

1994

Widows' Peak
6.5

Widows' Peak

1994

The Clothes in the Wardrobe
6.0

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993

Last Action Hero
6.5

Last Action Hero

1993

Dennis the Menace
5.9

Dennis the Menace

1993

Stalin
5.3

Stalin

1992

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

1991

Enchanted April
6.8

Enchanted April

1991

Avalon
6.7

Avalon

1990

I Love You to Death
6.4

I Love You to Death

1990

And a Nightingale Sang
5.2

And a Nightingale Sang

1989

The Dressmaker
4.6

The Dressmaker

1988

Drowning by Numbers
7.0

Drowning by Numbers

1988

The Importance of Being Earnest
5.4

The Importance of Being Earnest

1988

The Birthday Party
6.8

The Birthday Party

1987

Revolution
5.4

Revolution

1985

Laurence Olivier: a life
10.0

Laurence Olivier: a life

1982

Brimstone & Treacle
5.9

Brimstone & Treacle

1982

Britannia Hospital
6.3

Britannia Hospital

1982

A Dedicated Man
10.0

A Dedicated Man

1982

The Diary of Anne Frank
5.8

The Diary of Anne Frank

1980

Daphne Laureola
7.5

Daphne Laureola

1978

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
7.0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978

Equus
7.0

Equus

1977

The Merchant of Venice
8.5

The Merchant of Venice

1973

Twelfth Night
6.5

Twelfth Night

1970

Three Sisters
4.3

Three Sisters

1970

Uncle Vanya
5.5

Uncle Vanya

1963

The Entertainer
6.2

The Entertainer

1960

Time Without Pity
6.5

Time Without Pity

1957

Moby Dick—Rehearsed
7.0

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

1955

TV Shows (15)