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Joan Plowright
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British actress (1929–2025)
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Dame Joan Plowright (1929–2025) was a British stage, film, and television actor. Born Ann in Brigg, she began her career in 1948 after training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She was married to Laurence Olivier and had three children. Plowright resided in Sussex and worked primarily in the United Kingdom.
Her accolades include the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress, and the rank of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Plowright died in Northwood on 16 January 2025 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Olivier at work
- And That's Not All
- And that's not all
- A taste of honey
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- Nothing Like a Dame — Self2018
- Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life — Herself2018
- Knife Edge — Marjorie Blake2009
- The Spiderwick Chronicles — Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick2008
- Goose on the Loose — Beatrice Fairfield2006
- Curious George — Ms. Plushbottom (voice)2006
- Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont — Mrs. Palfrey2005
- George and the Dragon — Mother Superior2004
- Bringing Down the House — Mrs. Virginia Arness2003
- I Am David — Sophie2003
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1959-09-24
Discography
- The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 28: Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 3 / Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 322002
- Music for Piano2003
- Bach Piano Transcriptions 62006
- Piano Sonata, op. 21 / Variations & Fugues, opp. 11 & 232007
- The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 44: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor / Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor2008
- Hommage à Chopin2010
- Bach Piano Transcriptions 9: A Bach Book for Harriet Cohen2010
- Homage to Paderewski2011
- Piano Sonata no. 3 / Handel Variations2012
- Zarębski: Piano Quintet, op. 34 / Żeleński: Piano Quartet, op. 612012
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,264x
- Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): Initial Reliability and Validity Data
· 1997 · cited 8,140x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 8,012x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Joan Ann Plowright , ( 1929-10-28 ) 28 October 1929, Brigg , Lincolnshire , England
- Died
- 16 January 2025 (2025-01-16) (aged 95), London , England
- Alma mater
- Old Vic Theatre School
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1948–2014 2018
- Spouses
- Roger Gage ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) Laurence Olivier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; died 1989 )
- Relatives
- David Plowright (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier (née Plowright; 28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.
Plowright studied at the Old Vic Theatre School before acting onstage at the Royal National Theatre where she met her husband Laurence Olivier. She acted opposite him in the John Osborne play The Entertainer in West End in 1957 and on Broadway in 1958. She earned the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her A Taste of Honey (1961). She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Filumena (1978).
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