Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Joan Ann PlowrightBirth Date :
October 28, 1929Birth Place :
Brigg, North Lincolnshire, UKSpouse :
Roger Gage (? - 1961), Laurence Olivier (an actor, March 17, 1961 - July 11, 1989, his death)
Knife Edge (2008)
stars as Marjorie
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
stars as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Goose on the Loose (2007)
stars as Beatrice Fairfield
Curious George (2006)
stars as Miss Plushbottom (voice)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)
stars as Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon (2004)
stars as Mother Superior
I Am David (2003)
stars as Sophie
Bringing Down the House (2003)
stars as Mrs. Arness
Global Heresy (2002) aka Rock My World
stars as Lady Diana Foxley
Callas Forever (2002) aka Callas Forever
stars as Sarah Keller
Back to the Secret Garden (2001)
stars as Martha Sowerby
Bailey's Mistake (2001) - TM
stars as Aunt Angie
Frankie & Hazel (2000) - TM aka Frankie & Hazel - Zwei Mädchen starten durch (Germany)
stars as Phoebe
Dinosaur (2000)
stars as Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
stars as Mrs. Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini (1999) aka Te con Mussolini, Un (Italy)
stars as Mary Wallace
Dance with Me (1998)
stars as Bea Johnson
This Could Be the Last Time (1998) - TM
stars as Rosemary
Encore! Encore! (1998) - TV
stars as Marie Pinoni
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998) - TM
stars as Jeanne Vertefeuille
The Assistant (1997)
stars as Mrs. Ida Bober
Jane Eyre (1996) aka Jane Eyre
stars as Mrs. Fairfax
Mr. Wrong (1996)
stars as Mrs. Crawford
Surviving Picasso (1996)
stars as Françoise's Grandmother
101 Dalmatians (1996)
stars as Nanny
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
stars as Harriet Hibbons
Hotel Sorrento (1995) aka Sorrento Beach
stars as Marge Morrisey
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
stars as Mrs. Linzer
The Return of the Native (1994) - TM
stars as Mrs. Yeobright
A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
stars as Grandma
Widows' Peak (1994)
stars as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan aka Mrs. DC
A Place for Annie (1994) - TM
stars as Dorothy
On Promised Land (1994) - TM
stars as Mrs. Appletree
Dennis the Menace (1993) aka Dennis
stars as Mrs. Martha Wilson
Last Action Hero (1993)
stars as Teacher
Clothes in the Wardrobe (1992) - TM aka The Summer House
stars as Mrs. Monro
Stalin (1992) - TV aka Sztálin (Hungary)
stars as Olga
Enchanted April (1992)
stars as Mrs. Fisher
The House of Bernarda Alba (1991) - TM
stars as La Poncia
Sophie (1990)
Avalon (1990)
stars as Eva Krichinsky
I Love You to Death (1990)
stars as Nadja
And a Nightingale Sang (1989) - TM
stars as Mam
The Dressmaker (1988)
stars as Nellie
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
stars as Cissie Colpitts 1
The Birthday Party (1986) - TM
stars as Meg
The Importance of Being Earnest (1986) - TM
stars as Lady Bracknell
Revolution (1985)
stars as Mrs. McConnahay
Wagner (1983) - TV
stars as Mrs. Taylor
A Dedicated Man (1982) - TM aka All for Love: A Dedicated Man
stars as Edith
Britannia Hospital (1982)
stars as Phyllis Grimshaw
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
stars as Norma Bates
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) - TM
stars as Mrs. Frank
Daphne Laureola (1978) - TM aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Daphne Laureola
stars as Lady Pitts
Equus (1977)
stars as Dora Strang
The Merchant of Venice (1973) - TM
stars as Portia
Three Sisters (1970)
stars as Masha
Twelfth Night (1969) - TM
stars as Viola, Sebastian
Uncle Vanya (1963)
stars as Sonya
The Entertainer (1960)
stars as Jean Rice
Time Without Pity (1957)
stars as Agnes Cole
Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) - TM
stars as A Young Actress/Pip
BBC Sunday Night Theatre: The Comedy of Errors (1954) - TM
stars as Adriana
stars as Marjorie
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
stars as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Goose on the Loose (2007)
stars as Beatrice Fairfield
Curious George (2006)
stars as Miss Plushbottom (voice)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)
stars as Mrs. Palfrey
George and the Dragon (2004)
stars as Mother Superior
I Am David (2003)
stars as Sophie
Bringing Down the House (2003)
stars as Mrs. Arness
Global Heresy (2002) aka Rock My World
stars as Lady Diana Foxley
Callas Forever (2002) aka Callas Forever
stars as Sarah Keller
Back to the Secret Garden (2001)
stars as Martha Sowerby
Bailey's Mistake (2001) - TM
stars as Aunt Angie
Frankie & Hazel (2000) - TM aka Frankie & Hazel - Zwei Mädchen starten durch (Germany)
stars as Phoebe
Dinosaur (2000)
stars as Baylene (voice)
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
stars as Mrs. Bartholomew
Tea with Mussolini (1999) aka Te con Mussolini, Un (Italy)
stars as Mary Wallace
Dance with Me (1998)
stars as Bea Johnson
This Could Be the Last Time (1998) - TM
stars as Rosemary
Encore! Encore! (1998) - TV
stars as Marie Pinoni
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998) - TM
stars as Jeanne Vertefeuille
The Assistant (1997)
stars as Mrs. Ida Bober
Jane Eyre (1996) aka Jane Eyre
stars as Mrs. Fairfax
Mr. Wrong (1996)
stars as Mrs. Crawford
Surviving Picasso (1996)
stars as Françoise's Grandmother
101 Dalmatians (1996)
stars as Nanny
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
stars as Harriet Hibbons
Hotel Sorrento (1995) aka Sorrento Beach
stars as Marge Morrisey
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
stars as Mrs. Linzer
The Return of the Native (1994) - TM
stars as Mrs. Yeobright
A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
stars as Grandma
Widows' Peak (1994)
stars as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan aka Mrs. DC
A Place for Annie (1994) - TM
stars as Dorothy
On Promised Land (1994) - TM
stars as Mrs. Appletree
Dennis the Menace (1993) aka Dennis
stars as Mrs. Martha Wilson
Last Action Hero (1993)
stars as Teacher
Clothes in the Wardrobe (1992) - TM aka The Summer House
stars as Mrs. Monro
Stalin (1992) - TV aka Sztálin (Hungary)
stars as Olga
Enchanted April (1992)
stars as Mrs. Fisher
The House of Bernarda Alba (1991) - TM
stars as La Poncia
Sophie (1990)
Avalon (1990)
stars as Eva Krichinsky
I Love You to Death (1990)
stars as Nadja
And a Nightingale Sang (1989) - TM
stars as Mam
The Dressmaker (1988)
stars as Nellie
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
stars as Cissie Colpitts 1
The Birthday Party (1986) - TM
stars as Meg
The Importance of Being Earnest (1986) - TM
stars as Lady Bracknell
Revolution (1985)
stars as Mrs. McConnahay
Wagner (1983) - TV
stars as Mrs. Taylor
A Dedicated Man (1982) - TM aka All for Love: A Dedicated Man
stars as Edith
Britannia Hospital (1982)
stars as Phyllis Grimshaw
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
stars as Norma Bates
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) - TM
stars as Mrs. Frank
Daphne Laureola (1978) - TM aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Daphne Laureola
stars as Lady Pitts
Equus (1977)
stars as Dora Strang
The Merchant of Venice (1973) - TM
stars as Portia
Three Sisters (1970)
stars as Masha
Twelfth Night (1969) - TM
stars as Viola, Sebastian
Uncle Vanya (1963)
stars as Sonya
The Entertainer (1960)
stars as Jean Rice
Time Without Pity (1957)
stars as Agnes Cole
Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) - TM
stars as A Young Actress/Pip
BBC Sunday Night Theatre: The Comedy of Errors (1954) - TM
stars as Adriana
