Joan Plowright Highlights

  • 2008: Cast as Aunt Lucinda in the fantasy film, "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
  • 2006: Voiced Miss Plushbottom in "Curious George" a big screen version of the popular children's books
  • 2005: Cast as Aunt Clara in the big screen adaptation of "Bewitched"
  • 2003: Played Steve Martin's billionaire client in "Bringing Down The House"
  • 2001: Starred as the maid Martha Sowerby in the Showtime movie "Back to the Secret Garden"
  • 2000: Had lead role in the TV-movie "Frankie and Hazel" (Showtime)
  • 2000: Provided one of the creature voices for the animated film "Dinosaur"
  • 1999: Reteamed with Zeffirelli for the feature "Tea with Mussolini"
  • 1996: Had featured role in the Disney live-action remake of "101 Dalmatians"
  • 1996: Played the housekeeper in Zeffirelli's remake of "Jane Eyre"
  • 1992: Earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance as a dowager in "Enchanted April"
  • 1992: Starred in the unsold pilot for a television series based on the hit play and film "Driving Miss Daisy"
  • 1992: Co-starred in the HBO biopic "Stalin"
  • 1990: Had supporting role as Tracey Ullman's Yugoslavian mother in Lawrence Kasdan's black comedy "I Love You to Death"
  • 1990: Co-starred as a Polish/Jewish matriarch in Barry Levinson's autobiographical feature "Avalon"
  • 1983: Last screen collaboration with Olivier, "Wagner"
  • 1980: Cast as Mrs. Frank in the NBC remake of "The Diary of Anne Frank"
  • 1980: Reprised her role in short-lived Broadway production of "Filumena"; staged by husband Olivier
  • 1977: Played the mother of a troubled youth (Peter Firth) in Sidney Lumet's film version of "Equus"
  • 1977: Scored a stage triumph in London in title role of "Filumena"
  • 1973: Co-starred with Olivier in the BBC telecast of "The Merchant of Venice" (aired in the US on ABC)
  • 1970: Returned to features after a ten year absence in film adaptation of "Three Sisters"; co-directed by husband Olivier
  • 1969: Directed "Evasion of Woman" at the Old Vic Theater
  • 1961: Won Tony Award for leading performance in "A Taste of Honey"
  • 1960: Recreated stage role opposite Olivier in film version of "The Entertainer"
  • 1959: Starred in the BBC telecast of "The School for Scandal"
  • 1958: Made Broadway debut in "The Entertainer"
  • 1957: Co-starred as Olivier's daughter in John Osborne's "The Entertainer"
  • 1957: Had supporting role in the feature "Time Without Pity"; directed by Joseph Losey
  • 1955: Was a member of the company performing at the Nottingham Playhouse
  • 1954: London stage debut in "The Duenna"
  • 1948: Professional stage debut at Grand Theatre, Croydon in "If Four Walls Could Talk"
  • 1935: Won a local drama prize at age 15, which led to a week's work playing a maid with the Harry Hanson Players
  • As a child, acted in amateur plays staged by her mother
  • Cast as Nathan Lane's mother in the NBC sitcom "Encore! Encore!"
  • Raised in Scunthorpe, England
  • Had first major stage success as Margery Pinchwife in "The Country Wife"; first caught the attention of Laurence Olivier
  • Appeared in last joint stage appearence with Olivier in "Saturday, Sunday, Monday"; directed by Franco Zeffirelli (aired on British TV in 1977)
  • Had stage success with "The House of Bernarda Alba"; recreated role for TV (aired in 1991 on PBS)

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