Glynis Johns
Actor
- Born
- October 5, 1923, Pretoria, South Africa
- Died
- January 4, 2024
- Age
- 100 years old
- Zodiac
- Libra
- Total works
- 69 movies, 30 TV shows
- Latest work
- Six by Sondheim (2013)
- Genres
- Romance,Comedy
Glynis Johns is a South African-born British actress who originated the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway. She won a Tony Award for this performance and played Winifred Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). Johns was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Sundowners (1960). Her career spans several decades, during which she performed songs like "Send in the Clowns" by Stephen Sondheim. Johns appeared in While You Were Sleeping (1995), among other films. She became the oldest living Academy Award nominee in any acting category after Olivia de Havilland's passing in 2020.
