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Glynis Johns is a Actor British born on 5 october 1923 at Pretoria (South africa)
Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a British stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer. She is best known for creating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture box office smash Mary Poppins. In both roles, she originated songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers.
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Birth name Glynis Margaret P. Johns
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 5 october 1923 at Pretoria (South africa)
Death 4 january 2024 (at 100 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 5 october 1923 at Pretoria (South africa)
Death 4 january 2024 (at 100 years)
Biography
Johns has been married four times. Her first husband was Anthony Forwood (m. 1942–48), with whom she had her only child, Gareth Forwood (1945–2007), an actor, who predeceased his mother.Best films
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Six by Sondheim (2013)
Directed by Todd Haynes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities, Musical films
Actors Audra McDonald, America Ferrera, Stephen Sondheim, Jarvis Cocker, Yvonne De Carlo, Jackie Hoffman
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating78%
Superstar (1999)
, 1h21Directed by Bruce McCulloch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Harland Williams, Elaine Hendrix, Tom Green, Mark McKinney
Roles Grandma
Rating52%
Mary Katherine Gallagher (Shannon) is an Irish-American Catholic school girl and social outcast in her high school. She wants to be a superstar so she can get a kiss from Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell). When Mary is sent to Special Education, she makes a new best friend, the tomboyish and equally socially awkward Helen Lewengrub (Emmy Laybourne).
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
, 1h43Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Jack Warden
Roles Elsie
Rating68%
Lucy Eleanor Moderatz (Sandra Bullock) is a lonely fare token collector for the Chicago Transit Authority. She has a secret crush on a handsome commuter named Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher), although they are complete strangers. On Christmas Day, she rescues him from an oncoming train after a group of muggers push him onto the tracks. He falls into a coma, and she accompanies him to the hospital, where a nurse overhears her musing aloud, "I was going to marry him." Misinterpreting her, the nurse tells his family that she is his fiancée.
The Ref (1994)
, 1h33Directed by Ted Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about families, Christmas films
Actors Judy Davis, Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond J. Barry
Roles Rose Chasseur
Rating68%
In a charming Connecticut village, Lloyd and Caroline Chasseur (Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis) are in marriage counseling on Christmas Eve; the session doesn't go well and their problems become evident. Caroline has had an affair, and Lloyd is miserable and blames the problems with their son, Jesse (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.), on his wife. The marriage counselor Dr. Wong (played by B.D. Wong), tries to get them to open up, but, behaving professionally, he refuses to intercede on either side.
Zelly and Me (1988)
, 1h27Directed by Tina Rathborne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Isabella Rossellini, Glynis Johns, David Lynch, Alexandra Johnes, Joe Morton
Roles Co-Co
Rating59%
After her parents died in an aeroplane crash, Phoebe (Alexandra Johnes) lived with her grandmother Co-Co (Glynis Johns) and a nanny, Zelly (Isabella Rossellini). Co-Co and Zelly soon find themselves competing for the child's affections, leading to Phoebe growing isolated when Co-Co jealously fires all of her staff.
, 1h30Directed by Ray Patterson, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about dogs, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Films about dragons, Ghost films, Werewolves in film, Witches in film, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Remy Auberjonois, Jeff Cohen, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp
Roles Ms. Grimwood (voice)
Rating68%
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and Scrappy-Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls. The pupils include Sibella, the daughter of Count Dracula; Elsa Frankenteen, the daughter of Frankenstein's monster, Winnie, the daughter of The Wolfman; Phantasma (usually called Phanty for short), the daughter of a phantom, possibly The Phantom of the Opera; and Tanis, the daughter of The Mummy - all parodies/tributes to the Universal Monsters of the 1930s-40s. Other residents of the school are a floating white hand; an octopus, who is the school's butler; Legs, a spider that helps with the upcoming volleyball match; Miss Grimwood, the headmistress; and her pet dragon Matches (who dislikes Scooby at first, but later becomes friends, and has a strong friendship with Scrappy). Shaggy and Scooby want no part of this at first, but eventually they agree to stay as teachers.
Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe (1984)
, 1h47Directed by Denys Arcand, Gilles Carle
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Gabriel Arcand, Anne Létourneau, Jean Carmet, Pierre Curzi, Véronique Jannot, Donald Pilon
Rating70%
Devenu représentant de commerce, Ovide Plouffe a épousé Rita Toulouse. Sa jeune épouse s’occupe du comptoir de bijouterie du couple. De son côté, Ovide est attiré par une jeune française employée au restaurant Chez Gérard. Le couple est en instance de rupture. Lorsque Rita meurt dans un accident d’avion, Ovide est rapidement soupçonné et les procédures judiciaires et pénales sèment le scandale dans toute la famille Plouffe.
The Vault of Horror (1973)
, 1h23Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Anthology film, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Terry-Thomas, Curd Jürgens, Daniel Massey, Tom Baker, Dawn Addams, Denholm Elliott
Roles Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Rating64%
Framing Story Five strangers board a descending lift, one by one, in a modern office block in London. They reach the sub-basement, though none of them have pressed for that destination. There they find a large, elaborately furnished room which appears to be a gentlemen's club. The lift door has closed and there are no buttons to bring it back, nor any other exit. Resigned to waiting for help, they settle down with drinks and talk. The conversation turns to dreams, and each man tells of a recurring nightmare.
Under Milk Wood (1972)
, 1h27Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns, Vivien Merchant, Victor Spinetti, Siân Phillips
Roles Myfanwy Price
Rating58%
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
, 1h42Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Glynis Johns, Ian Bannen, Tom Bell, Jim Dale
Roles Mrs Squeezum
Rating50%
A bawdy yarn concerning three sex-starved sailors on leave and on the rampage in a British town.
Don't Just Stand There (1968)
, 1h39Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Robert Wagner, Mary Tyler Moore, Glynis Johns, Harvey Korman, Barbara Rhoades, Vincent Beck
Roles Sabine Manning
Rating57%
Dear Brigitte (1965)
, 1h40Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors James Stewart, Bill Mumy, Glynis Johns, Brigitte Bardot, Cindy Carol, Fabian Forte
Roles Vina Leaf
Rating62%
Robert Leaf (James Stewart) is an American college professor whose precocious son Erasmus (Bill Mumy) is a mathematical prodigy. After using his skills for gambling at the racetrack, it is discovered that Erasmus is infatuated with model and actress Brigitte Bardot. He writes love letters to her, and she invites him to visit her in France. Prof. Leaf accompanies him on the journey. Prof. Leaf later uses his son's talent to raise funds for liberal arts scholarships. He is assisted by Peregrine Upjohn (John Williams), who is secretly a con artist who plans to abscond with the funds.
Mary Poppins (1964)
, 2h19Directed by Robert Stevenson, Joseph L. McEveety, Tom Leetch, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about birds, Musical films, Films about penguins, Children's films
Actors Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber
Roles Mrs. Banks
Rating77%
In Edwardian London, 1910, Cockney one-man band Bert is entertaining a crowd when he senses a change in the wind. Afterwards, he directly addresses the audience and gives them a tour of Cherry Tree Lane, stopping outside the home of the Banks'. George Banks returns home from his job at the bank to learn from his wife Winifred that their hired nanny, Katie Nanna, has left their service after his children, Jane and Michael, ran away again. They are returned shortly after by the local constable, who reveals that the children were dragged away by their kite. The children ask their father to help build a better kite, but he dismisses them. Taking it upon himself to hire a nanny, George advertises for a stern, no-nonsense nanny. Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kinder, sweeter nanny, but George rips up the letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace, which magically float up and out into the air.
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
, 1h38Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Charles Lane, Don Beddoe
Roles Amberlyn Griffith
Rating64%
Jack Griffith, known as "Papa" to all, is a family man in a Texas town, but an irresponsible one. To impress his 6-year-old daughter Corinne, he spends the family's savings to buy his own circus, simply so the little girl can have her own pony.
The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
, 1h45Directed by Roger Kay
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin, Estelle Winwood, Constance Ford
Roles Jane Lindstrom
Rating58%
Motorist Jane Lindstrom (Glynis Johns) has a tire blowout and seeks assistance at an estate owned by Caligari (Dan O'Herlihy), a very polite man with a German accent. After spending the night she finds that Caligari will not let her leave; he proceeds to ask some personal questions and shows her (presumably sexual) pictures that offend her.