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Joan Plowright

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Joan Plowright

Oct 28, 1929 – Jan 16, 202575 titles 62 movies · 13 TV
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Biography

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.

Also known as

Joan Ann Plowright · Baroness Olivier · Joan Ann Olivier · Dame Joan Plowright

Born

Oct 28, 1929 – Jan 16, 2025

Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1944 1 title(s)

1950 1 title(s)

1951 1 title(s)

1953 1 title(s)

1955 1 title(s)

1957 2 title(s)

1960 1 title(s)

1963 1 title(s)

1967 2 title(s)

1970 2 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1973 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1978 2 title(s)

1980 1 title(s)

1982 5 title(s)

1985 3 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 3 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 2 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1993 3 title(s)

1994 4 title(s)

1995 4 title(s)

1996 4 title(s)

1998 3 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 3 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 2 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2018 2 title(s)