Joan Plowright

Died at 96

born October 28, 1929

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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

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Last Action Hero

Dennis the Menace

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Driving Madeleine

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Lady Duff Gordon

Titanic (1983)

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Grandma Longneck

Disney's The Land Before Time (1978)

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Sylvia Winfield

The Simpsons Live Action

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Polina Molotova

The Death of Stalin (1987)

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Tempest Shadow

Toon (Dinosaur)

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Gladys

Elvis (1992)

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Paddington

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Paddington

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Best & Worst of Dinosaurs

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Kanna

The Last Airbender (1990)

Kanna

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Queen Elizabeth ll

Sherlock Holmes (Disney • Pixar)

Queen Elizabeth ll

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Queen Elizabeth ll

Sherlock Holmes (Disney • Pixar)

Queen Elizabeth ll

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Mother

The Green Knight (1980's)

Mother

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Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

Dune (1972)

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Granny

Belfast (1991)

Granny

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Bunny

Only Murders In The Building (1991)

Bunny

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Mae

Ted Lasso (2000-)

Mae

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Wilhelmina Lawson

Dumb Witness

Wilhelmina Lawson

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Ellen

Dumb Witness

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Emily Brent

And Then There Were None (2001)

Emily Brent

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