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Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Actor 1944–2018 (74 year career)
6.1 avg rating

Highest Rated

Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley

2001 · as Narrator

10.0
Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life

1982 · as Self

10.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · as Dorothy

8.6

Known For

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Film

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Dinosaur
Film

Dinosaur

Baylene (voice)
Last Action Hero
Film

Last Action Hero

Teacher
101 Dalmatians
Film

101 Dalmatians

Nanny
Dennis the Menace
Film

Dennis the Menace

Martha Wilson
Curious George
Film

Curious George

Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Bringing Down the House
Film

Bringing Down the House

Mrs. Virginia Arness
The Scarlet Letter
Film

The Scarlet Letter

Harriet Hibbons

Filmography

Acting (71)

·

Movies (62)

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

as Self

6.8
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

2018

as Herself

Knife Edge

Knife Edge

2009

as Marjorie Blake

4.5
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

6.7
Curious George

Curious George

2006

as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

6.5
Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

2006

as Beatrice Fairfield

4.9
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005

as Mrs. Palfrey

6.5
George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

2004

as Mother Superior

5.5
Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

2003

as Mrs. Virginia Arness

6.0
I Am David

I Am David

2003

as Sophie

6.8
Global Heresy

Global Heresy

2002

as Lady Foxley

4.9
Callas Forever

Callas Forever

2002

as Sarah Keller

6.3
Bailey's Mistake

Bailey's Mistake

2001

as Aunt Angie

5.0
Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge and Marley

2001

as Narrator

10.0
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

2000

as Baylene (voice)

6.6
Frankie & Hazel

Frankie & Hazel

2000

as Phoebe Harkness

4.5
Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden

2000

as Martha Sowerby

6.3
Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

1999

as Mary Wallace

6.4
Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999

as Mrs Bartholomew

5.9
Dance with Me

Dance with Me

1998

as Bea Johnson

6.9
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998

as Jeanne Vertefeuille

6.0
101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996

as Nanny

5.9
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996

as Mrs. Fairfax

6.9
Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

1996

as Françoise's Grandmother

5.8
Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

1996

as Mrs. Crawford

4.0
A Pyromaniac's Love Story

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995

as Mrs. Linzer

5.1
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1995

as Harriet Hibbons

6.1
Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento

1995

as Marge Morrisey

6.9
A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995

as Grandma

4.8
The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native

1994

as Frau Yeobright

6.1
On Promised Land

On Promised Land

1994

as Mrs. Appletree

6.0
A Place for Annie

A Place for Annie

1994

as Dorothy

6.0
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

1994

as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

6.3
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993

as Teacher

6.5
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1993

as Martha Wilson

5.9
The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993

as Mrs. Monro

5.6
Stalin

Stalin

1992

as Olga

5.1
Enchanted April

Enchanted April

1991

as Mrs Fisher

6.7
The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

1991

as Poncia

Avalon

Avalon

1990

as Eva Krichinsky

6.7
I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

1990

as Nadja

6.4
And a Nightingale Sang

And a Nightingale Sang

1989

as Mam

4.3
Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers

1988

as Cissie Colpitts

7.0
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

1988

as Nellie

3.2
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1988

as Lady Bracknell

4.7
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

1987

as Meg Bowles

6.7
Revolution

Revolution

1985

as Mrs. McConnahay

5.3
A Dedicated Man

A Dedicated Man

1982

as Edith

Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life

1982

as Self

10.0
Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle

1982

as Norma Bates

5.8
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982

as Phyllis Grimshaw

6.2
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1980

as Edith Frank-Holländer

5.5
Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

1978

as Lady Pitts

6.0
Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978

as Rosa

Equus

Equus

1977

as Dora Strang

7.0
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1973

as Portia

7.0
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1970

as Viola

6.4
Three Sisters

Three Sisters

1970

as Masha

3.8
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1963

as Sonya

4.0
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

as Jean Rice

6.2
Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

1957

as Agnes Cole

6.5
Moby Dick—Rehearsed

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

1955

as A Young Actress /Pip