Joan Plowright
Biography
Joan Plowright was an English stage and screen performer whose career lasted eight decades. Born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, she trained at the Old Vic Theatre School and made her film debut in an uncredited part in Moby Dick (1956). She co-starred with Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer in the West End in 1957. She won a Tony Award for A Taste of Honey in 1961 and an Olivier Award for Filumena in 1978. Her performance in Enchanted April (1991) brought a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination, and she was BAFTA-nominated for The Entertainer (1960) and Equus (1977). For the television film Stalin (1992) she won another Golden Globe. Later films included 101 Dalmatians (1996), Jane Eyre (1996), Tea with Mussolini (1999), and Bringing Down the House (2003). She voiced roles in Dinosaur (2000) and Curious George (2006), retired from acting in 2014, and made her final filmed appearance in Nothing Like a Dame (2018).
95years old at death
- Born Brigg
- Died Northwood
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Joan Anne Plowright, Dame Joan Ann Plowright, the Lady Olivier and Joan Ann Plowright
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 61 years1957 to 2018
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First role
Joan Plowright's first appearance on film came in Moby Dick, released in 1956, where she played a part that went uncredited.
A role that slipped away
In 1957, Plowright played Jean Rice opposite Laurence Olivier in the original London production of John Osborne's The Entertainer. She took over the part from Dorothy Tutin when the play moved from the Royal Court to the Palace Theatre.
Joan Plowright movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Franco Zeffirelli directed three of these films, Nick Castle two. Alan Bates appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Alan Bates's page
Judi Dench's page
Laurence Olivier's page
Robert Duvall's page
William Hurt's page
Eugene Levy's page
All films by Franco Zeffirelli
All films by Nick Castle
Also two films together13 more actors
- Maggie SmithNothing Like a Dame (2018) and Tea with Mussolini (1999)
- Robbie ColtraneRevolution (1985) and Britannia Hospital (1982)
- Joely Richardson101 Dalmatians (1996) and Drowning by Numbers (1988)
- Miriam MargolyesStalin (1992) and I Love You to Death (1990)
- Armin Mueller-StahlA Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) and Avalon (1990)
- Robert ProskyThe Scarlet Letter (1995) and Last Action Hero (1993)
- Frank FinlayNothing Like a Dame (2018) and Stalin (1992)
- Eileen AtkinsNothing Like a Dame (2018) and Equus (1977)
- Daniel MasseyStalin (1992) and The Entertainer (1960)
- Nigel WhitmeyKnife Edge (2009) and Surviving Picasso (1996)
- Chris LarkinTea with Mussolini (1999) and Jane Eyre (1996)
- George DevineNothing Like a Dame (2018) and Time Without Pity (1957)
- Michael Percival101 Dalmatians (1996) and Drowning by Numbers (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joan Plowright's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
17 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 17 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$354M26.2% of the total
- 2$321M23.7% of the total
- 3$164M12.1% of the total
- 4$137M10.1% of the total
- 5$133M9.8% of the total
- 6$117M8.7% of the total
- 7$70M5.2% of the total
- 8$21M1.6% of the total
$36.7 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 1961 to 2004, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Enchanted April | Won |
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Stalin | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1961 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2004 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 1994 | Crystal Award | Won | |
| 1970 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.