Joan Plowright Net Worth is
$200,000
Joan Plowright Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dame Joan Ann Plowright, the Baroness Olivier, is one of the most distinguished actors of her generation. She may be best remembered as the third wife and widow of Laurence Olivier, generally considered the greatest anglophone actor of the 20th Century, but she had a distinguished career of her own on stage and screen spanning six decades. Born in ...
| Full Name | Joan Plowright |
| Date Of Birth | October 28, 1929 |
| Place Of Birth | Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
| Height | 5' 4½" (1.64 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Education | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Laurence Olivier |
| Children | Richard Kerr, Julie-Kate, Tamsin Agnes Margaret |
| Parents | William Ernest Plowright, Daisy Margaret Burton |
| Siblings | David Plowright |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play, Critics' Circle ... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Ac... |
| Movies | Dennis the Menace, The Spiderwick Chronicles, 101 Dalmatians, Enchanted April, Tea with Mussolini, Bringing Down the House, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, I Am David, Dance with Me, Drowning by Numbers, I Love You to Death, Last Action Hero, Callas Forever, Back to the Secret Garden, Curious George,... |
| TV Shows | Encore! Encore!, Laurence Olivier Presents |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
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| 1 | If a man is touched by genius, he is not an ordinary person. He doesn't lead an ordinary life. He has extremes of behaviour which you understand and you just find a way not to be swept overboard by his demons. - On Laurence Olivier |
| 2 | I have always resented the comments that it was I who was the homewrecker of Larry's marriage to Vivien Leigh. Danny Kaye was attached to Larry far earlier than I. |
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| 1 | In Last Action Hero (1993), she played an English teacher who showed her students Hamlet (1948), which starred her late husband Laurence Olivier in the title role and was directed by him. |
| 2 | Although she played Laurence Olivier's daughter in The Entertainer (1960), they married several months after the film was released. |
| 3 | Although she played Roger Livesey's granddaughter in The Entertainer (1960), she was only 23 years his junior in real life. |
| 4 | Announced her retirement from acting in 2014 due to loss of eyesight. |
| 5 | Mother-in-law of Simon Dutton, who is married to her daughter Tamsin Olivier. |
| 6 | Currently appearing in "Absolutely! {perhaps}" in London with Oliver Ford Davies. [July 2003] |
| 7 | Covent Garden, London, England [May 2009] |
| 8 | Won Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "A Taste of Honey." |
| 9 | Became an Associate Member of RADA. |
| 10 | She was awarded the 1986 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress for her performance in The House of Barnarda Alba. |
| 11 | She was awarded the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama. |
| 12 | She bore her second husband Laurence Olivier three children - a son Richard Olivier (an actor and director) and two actress daughters Tamsin Olivier and Julie Kate Olivier. |
| 13 | Lady Olivier since 1961, after Sir Laurence Olivier divorced Vivien Leigh. They became Baron and Baroness Olivier in 1970. |
| 14 | Older sister of David Plowright, CBE, who was Chairman of Granada TV Ltd. until 1992 when he was ousted by Gerry Robinson, the current Chairman and former Chief Executive. |
| 15 | She was awarded CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Knife Edge | 2009 | | Marjorie Blake |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | 2008 | | Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick |
| Curious George | 2006 | | Ms. Plushbottom (voice) |
| Goose on the Loose | 2006 | | Beatrice Fairfield |
| Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | 2005 | | Mrs. Palfrey |
| George and the Dragon | 2004 | | Mother Superior |
| I Am David | 2003 | | Sophie |
| Bringing Down the House | 2003 | | Virginia Arness |
| Callas Forever | 2002 | | Sarah Keller |
| Rock My World | 2002 | | Lady Foxley |
| Scrooge and Marley | 2001 | TV Movie | Narrator |
| Back to the Secret Garden | 2001 | | Martha Sowerby |
| Bailey's Mistake | 2001 | TV Movie | Aunt Angie |
| Frankie & Hazel | 2000 | TV Movie | Phoebe Harkness |
| Dinosaur | 2000 | | Baylene (voice) |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | 1999 | | Mrs. Bartholomew |
| Arbatele su Musoliniu | 1999 | | Mary Wallace |
| Encore! Encore! | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Marie Pinoni |
| Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within | 1998 | TV Movie | Jeanne Vertefeuille |
| This Could Be the Last Time | 1998 | TV Movie | Rosemary |
| Dance with Me | 1998 | | Bea Johnson |
| The Assistant | 1997 | | Mrs. Ida Bober |
| 101 Dalmatians | 1996 | | Nanny |
| Surviving Picasso | 1996 | | Françoise's Grandmother |
| Mr. Wrong | 1996 | | Mrs. Crawford |
| Jane Eyre | 1996 | | Mrs. Fairfax |
| The Scarlet Letter | 1995 | | Harriet Hibbons |
| A Pyromaniac's Love Story | 1995 | | Mrs. Linzer |
| Hotel Sorrento | 1995 | | Marge Morrisey |
| The Return of the Native | 1994 | TV Movie | Mrs. Yeobright |
| A Pin for the Butterfly | 1994 | | Grandma |
| A Place for Annie | 1994 | TV Movie | Dorothy |
| On Promised Land | 1994 | TV Movie | Mrs. Appletree |
| Widows' Peak | 1994 | | Mrs. Doyle-Counihan |
| The Summer House | 1993 | | Mrs. Monro |
| Dennis the Menace | 1993 | | Mrs. Martha Wilson |
| Last Action Hero | 1993 | | Teacher |
| Screen Two | 1993 | TV Series | Mrs. Monro |
| Stalin | 1992 | TV Movie | Olga |
| Driving Miss Daisy | 1992 | TV Movie | Daisy Werthan |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | 1991 | TV Movie | Poncia |
| Enchanted April | 1991 | | Mrs. Fisher |
| Sophie | 1991 | TV Movie | Sophie |
| Avalon | 1990 | | Eva Krichinsky |
| I Love You to Death | 1990 | | Nadja, Rosalie's Mother |
| Sophie | 1990 | Short | |
| And a Nightingale Sang | 1989 | TV Movie | Mam |
| The Dressmaker | 1988 | | Nellie |
| Drowning by Numbers | 1988 | | Cissie Colpitts 1 |
| Theatre Night | 1987 | TV Series | Meg Bowles |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | 1986 | TV Movie | Lady Bracknell |
| Revolution | 1985 | | Mrs. McConnahay |
| Wagner | 1983 | TV Series | Mrs. Taylor |
| Brimstone & Treacle | 1982 | | Norma Bates |
| All for Love | 1982 | TV Series | Edith |
| Britannia Hospital | 1982 | | Phyllis Grimshaw |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | 1980 | TV Movie | Mrs. Frank |
| Daphne Laureola | 1978 | TV Movie | Lady Pitts |
| Saturday, Sunday, Monday | 1978 | TV Movie | Rosa |
| Equus | 1977 | | Dora Strang |
| The Merchant of Venice | 1973 | TV Movie | Portia |
| Three Sisters | 1970 | | Masha |
| ITV Playhouse | 1970 | TV Series | Lisa |
| ITV Sunday Night Theatre | 1969 | TV Series | Viola |
| NET Playhouse | 1967 | TV Series | Sonya |
| Uncle Vanya | 1963 | | Sonya |
| The Entertainer | 1960 | | Jean Rice |
| World Theatre | 1959 | TV Mini-Series | Lady Teazle |
| ITV Television Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | |
| Time Without Pity | 1957 | | Agnes Cole |
| Sword of Freedom | 1957 | TV Series | Lisa Giocondo |
| Moby Dick Rehearsed | 1955 | TV Movie | A Young Actress / Pip |
| BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Adriana |
| Sara Crewe | 1951 | TV Series | Winnie |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Entertainer | 1960 | performer: "When There Isn't a Girl About", "The Boy I Love Is Up in the Gallery" - uncredited | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Arena | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Peace One Day | 2004 | Documentary | Herself |
| Living Famously | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Laurence Olivier Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Omnibus | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Christmas Glory 2000 | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Reader |
| Globos de Ouro 1999 | 2000 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or TV-Movie |
| Great Performances | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| Festival of Arts | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2006 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Actress | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) |
| 2006 | Camie | Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards | | I Am David (2003) |
| 2003 | DVD Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Actress | Global Heresy (2002) |
| 2003 | Angel Film Award | Monaco International Film Festival | Best Actress | I Am David (2003) |
| 1994 | Crystal Award | Women in Film Crystal Awards | | |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Enchanted April (1991) |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Stalin (1992) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2005 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Dance with Me (1998) |
| 1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | On Promised Land (1994) |
| 1993 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Enchanted April (1991) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Stalin (1992) |
| 1978 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Equus (1977) |
| 1961 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | The Entertainer (1960) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 1990 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Avalon (1990) |
