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

101 Dalmatians

as Nanny

Last Action Hero

as Teacher

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Dinosaur

as Baylene (voice)

Dennis the Menace

as Martha Wilson

Bringing Down the House

as Mrs. Virginia Arness

Curious George

as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

The Scarlet Letter

as Harriet Hibbons

I Love You to Death

as Nadja

Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Fairfax