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Joan Plowright

Acting

Born: 1929-10-28
Died: 2025-01-16
From: Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Joan Ann PlowrightBaroness OlivierJoan Ann OlivierDame 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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

2004
🏆 Won

Crystal Award

1994
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Enchanted April

1993
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Stalin

1993
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Enchanted April

1993
🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

1970
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1961
🏆 Won

Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress

Acting73 titles

A Dedicated Man
10.0
Movie

A Dedicated Man

1982Drama
Laurence Olivier: a life
10.0
Movie

Laurence Olivier: a life

1982Documentary
Scrooge and Marley
9.3
Movie

Scrooge and Marley

2001Sci-Fi
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Merchant of Venice
8.5
Movie

The Merchant of Venice

1973Drama
Daphne Laureola
7.5
Movie

Daphne Laureola

1978Drama
On Promised Land
7.5
Movie

On Promised Land

1994Drama
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
Omnibus
7.2
Series

Omnibus

1967-2003Documentary
Screen Two
7.1
Series

Screen Two

1985-1998Drama
Drowning by Numbers
7.0
Movie

Drowning by Numbers

1988Comedy
Equus
7.0
Movie

Equus

1977Drama
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
7.0
Movie

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978Drama
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
7.0
Movie

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

1955Drama
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0
Series

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976-1978Drama
ITV Playhouse
7.0
Series

ITV Playhouse

1967-1982Drama
I Am David
6.9
Movie

I Am David

2003Drama
Jane Eyre
6.9
Movie

Jane Eyre

1996Drama
Dance with Me
6.9
Movie

Dance with Me

1998Drama
Hotel Sorrento
6.9
Movie

Hotel Sorrento

1995Drama
Enchanted April
6.8
Movie

Enchanted April

1991Romance
Nothing Like a Dame
6.8
Movie

Nothing Like a Dame

2018Documentary
The Birthday Party
6.8
Movie

The Birthday Party

1987Drama
Avalon
6.7
Movie

Avalon

1990Drama
The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7
Movie

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008Drama
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
6.7
Movie

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005Drama
Dinosaur
6.6
Cartoon

Dinosaur

2000Action
Tea with Mussolini
6.5
Movie

Tea with Mussolini

1999Comedy
Widows' Peak
6.5
Movie

Widows' Peak

1994Comedy
Last Action Hero
6.5
Movie

Last Action Hero

1993Sci-Fi
Time Without Pity
6.5
Movie

Time Without Pity

1957Thriller
Callas Forever
6.5
Movie

Callas Forever

2002Romance
Twelfth Night
6.5
Movie

Twelfth Night

1970Drama
Curious George
6.5
Cartoon

Curious George

2006Action
I Love You to Death
6.4
Movie

I Love You to Death

1990Comedy
Britannia Hospital
6.3
Movie

Britannia Hospital

1982Comedy
Back to the Secret Garden
6.3
Movie

Back to the Secret Garden

2000Sci-Fi
Bailey's Mistake
6.3
Movie

Bailey's Mistake

2001Sci-Fi
The Return of the Native
6.3
Movie

The Return of the Native

1994Drama
The Entertainer
6.2
Movie

The Entertainer

1960Drama
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
6.2
Movie

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998Drama
A Place for Annie
6.1
Movie

A Place for Annie

1994Drama
The Scarlet Letter
6.1
Movie

The Scarlet Letter

1995Drama
Tom's Midnight Garden
6.1
Movie

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999Drama
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Bringing Down the House
6.0
Movie

Bringing Down the House

2003Comedy
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
6.0
Movie

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993Drama
101 Dalmatians
5.9
Movie

101 Dalmatians

1996Drama
Dennis the Menace
5.9
Movie

Dennis the Menace

1993Drama
Brimstone & Treacle
5.9
Movie

Brimstone & Treacle

1982Thriller
The Diary of Anne Frank
5.8
Movie

The Diary of Anne Frank

1980Drama
Surviving Picasso
5.8
Movie

Surviving Picasso

1996Drama
A Pin for the Butterfly
5.6
Movie

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995Drama
George and the Dragon
5.5
Movie

George and the Dragon

2004Action
Uncle Vanya
5.5
Movie

Uncle Vanya

1963Drama
Revolution
5.4
Movie

Revolution

1985Action
The Importance of Being Earnest
5.4
Movie

The Importance of Being Earnest

1988Comedy
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
5.3
Movie

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995Comedy
Stalin
5.3
Movie

Stalin

1992Drama
Goose on the Loose
5.3
Movie

Goose on the Loose

2006Action
And a Nightingale Sang
5.2
Movie

And a Nightingale Sang

1989Romance
Frankie & Hazel
5.2
Movie

Frankie & Hazel

2000Drama
Global Heresy
5.0
Movie

Global Heresy

2002Comedy
The Dressmaker
4.6
Movie

The Dressmaker

1988Drama
Knife Edge
4.5
Movie

Knife Edge

2009Horror
Three Sisters
4.3
Movie

Three Sisters

1970Drama
Mr. Wrong
4.0
Movie

Mr. Wrong

1996Comedy
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Series

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 - ...Drama
The House of Bernarda Alba
0
Movie

The House of Bernarda Alba

1991Drama
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
0
Movie

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018Documentary
Theatre Night
0
Series

Theatre Night

1985-1990Drama
Theatre Night
0
Series

Theatre Night

1957-1961Drama