
Acting · 95 years old
Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.

Scrooge and Marley
Narrator

Laurence Olivier: a life
Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Yeobright

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dorothy

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee

Drowning by Numbers
Cissie Colpitts

Equus
Dora Strang

The Merchant of Venice
Portia

The Oscars
Self

Laurence Olivier Presents
Rosa

Laurence Olivier Presents
Lady Pitts

Dance with Me
Bea Johnson

Hotel Sorrento
Marge Morrisey

Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax

I Am David
Sophie

Nothing Like a Dame
Self

Screen Two
Mrs. Monro

Avalon
Eva Krichinsky

Enchanted April
Mrs Fisher

The Birthday Party
Meg Bowles