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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Johns was born in [[Pretoria]], Union of South Africa, on 5 October 1923,<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Pender \|first1=Rick \|title=The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia \|date=15 April 2021 \|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers \|page=247 \|isbn=9781538115879 \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Stephen_Sondheim_Encyclopedia/u-kmEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=glynis+johns+1923&pg=PA247&printsec=frontcover \|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> as the daughter of Alice Maude Steele ([[married and maiden names\|née]] Wareham), a pianist, and [[Mervyn Johns]], a Welsh stage and film actor. Her roots are in [[West Wales]], and she was born in Pretoria while her parents were performing on tour there.~~{{Citation needed \|date=January 2022}}~~		Johns was born in [[Pretoria]], Union of South Africa, on 5 October 1923,<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Pender \|first1=Rick \|title=The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia \|date=15 April 2021 \|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers \|page=247 \|isbn=9781538115879 \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Stephen_Sondheim_Encyclopedia/u-kmEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=glynis+johns+1923&pg=PA247&printsec=frontcover \|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> as the daughter of Alice Maude Steele ([[married and maiden names\|née]] Wareham), a pianist, and [[Mervyn Johns]], a Welsh stage and film actor. Her roots are in [[West Wales]], and she was born in Pretoria while her parents were performing on tour there.

	==Early career==		==Early career==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Glynis Johns
| image = Glynis Johns - still.jpg
| caption = Johns in 1952
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1923|10|5}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], [[Union of South Africa]]
| citizenship = [[South Africa]] [[United Kingdom]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer|pianist|singer}}
| years_active = 1935–1999
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Anthony Forwood]]|1942|1948|end=divorced}} {{marriage|[[David Foster (Royal Navy officer)|David Foster]]|1952|1956|end=divorced}} {{marriage|Cecil Henderson|1960|reason=divorced}} {{marriage|[[Elliott Arnold]]|1964|1980|reason=died}}
| children = [[Gareth Forwood]]
| father = [[Mervyn Johns]]
| relatives =
}}

'''Glynis Johns''' (born 5 October 1923) is a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in [[Pretoria]], South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for originating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], for which she won a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award]], and for playing Winifred Banks in [[Walt Disney]]'s musical motion picture ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]].'' In 2020, with the death of [[Olivia de Havilland]], Johns became the oldest living [[Academy Award]]-nominee in any acting category.

In both roles, Johns sang songs written specifically for her, including "[[Send In the Clowns]]", composed by [[Stephen Sondheim]], and "[[Sister Suffragette]]", written by the [[Sherman Brothers]].

Johns was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her work in the 1960 film ''[[The Sundowners (1960 film)|The Sundowners]]''. She is one of the last surviving stars from the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Golden Age of Hollywood]] and class years of British cinema. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/95527%7C62597/Glynis-Johns|title=Glynis Johns Biography|publisher=TCM.com|access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Johns was born in [[Pretoria]], Union of South Africa, on 5 October 1923,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pender |first1=Rick |title=The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia |date=15 April 2021 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |page=247 |isbn=9781538115879 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Stephen_Sondheim_Encyclopedia/u-kmEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=glynis+johns+1923&pg=PA247&printsec=frontcover |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> as the daughter of Alice Maude Steele ([[married and maiden names|née]] Wareham), a pianist, and [[Mervyn Johns]], a Welsh stage and film actor. Her roots are in [[West Wales]], and she was born in Pretoria while her parents were performing on tour there.{{Citation needed |date=January 2022}}

==Early career==
Johns made her first stage appearance in Buckie's Bears as a child [[ballerina]] at the [[Garrick Theatre]] in 1935. (She later became a qualified ballet teacher.) She was spotted dancing in a children's play during the [[Christmas]] holidays and cast in her first notable stage production, ''[[St Helena (play)|St Helena]]'', at the Old Vic in 1936. That year, she was also in productions of ''[[The Children's Hour (play)|The Children's Hour]]'' and ''The Melody That Got Lost''. She followed this with ''Judgement Day'' (1937) and ''A Kiss for Cinderella'' (1937).<ref name="johns">{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222148419|title=THE LIFE STORY OF Glynis Johns|newspaper=[[The Voice (Hobart)|The Voice]]|volume=25|issue=38|location=Tasmania, Australia|date=20 September 1952|access-date=31 August 2017|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Stage and film==
[[File:GLynisJohns51.jpg|Johns in 1951|thumb]]
Johns made her screen debut in 1938 in the film version of [[Winifred Holtby]]'s novel ''[[South Riding (novel)|South Riding]]''. She had small roles in ''[[Murder in the Family]]'' (1938), ''[[Prison Without Bars]]'' (1939), ''[[On the Night of the Fire]]'' (1940), ''[[Under Your Hat]]'' (1940), and ''[[The Briggs Family]]'' (1940). On stage, she was in ''[[Quiet Wedding]]'' (1938).

Johns' scene in ''[[The Prime Minister (film)|The Prime Minister]]'' (1941) did not make the final cut, but she had a role in ''[[49th Parallel (film)|49th Parallel]]'' (1941) as Anna, replacing [[Elisabeth Bergner]] at the last minute. She was in ''[[Quiet Weekend (play)|Quiet Weekend]]'' (1941–43) on stage, which ran for two years.<ref name="johns"/>

Johns had roles in ''[[The Adventures of Tartu]]'' (1943) and ''[[The Halfway House]]'' (1944). On stage, she appeared in ''Peter Pan'' (1943), ''I'll See You Again'' (1944), and ''Fools Rush In'' (1946).

Johns received good reviews for her performance as [[Deborah Kerr]]'s best friend in ''[[Perfect Strangers (1945 film)|Perfect Strangers]]'' (1945) (also titled ''Vacation from Marriage'').

Johns continued in supporting roles: ''[[This Man Is Mine (1946 film)|This Man Is Mine]]'' (1946), ''[[Frieda (film)|Frieda]]'' (1947), and ''[[An Ideal Husband (1947 film)|An Ideal Husband]]'' (1947).

===Stardom===
Johns played the title role in ''[[Miranda (1948 film)|Miranda]]'' (1948), a mermaid who causes havoc in a London household, directed by [[Ken Annakin]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47226671 |title=Glynis Johns has a mermaid tail in "Miranda" |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=15 |issue=6 |date=19 July 1947 |access-date=31 August 2017 |page=36 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Johns starred in ''[[Third Time Lucky (1949 film)|Third Time Lucky]]'' (1949), ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' (1949), and ''[[State Secret (1950 film)|State Secret]]'' (1950). On stage, Johns was in ''Fools Rush In'' and ''The Way Things Go''.

Johns supported [[Richard Todd]] in ''[[Flesh and Blood (1951 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'' (1951) and also appeared in the Hollywood-financed ''[[No Highway in the Sky]]'' (1951). She co-starred with [[David Niven]] in ''[[Appointment with Venus (film)|Appointment with Venus]]'' (1951) for director [[Ralph Thomas]], and was one of several names in ''[[Encore (1951 film)|Encore]]'' (1951) and ''[[The Magic Box]]'' (1951).

Johns was one of [[Alec Guinness]]' love interests in ''[[The Card (1952 film)|The Card]]'' (1952). On Broadway, she played the title role in ''Gertie''. She was voted by British exhibitors as the 10th-most popular local star at the box office in 1951 and 1952.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63397098|title=Vivien Leigh: Actress of the Year|newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]]|location=Qld.|date=29 December 1951|access-date=9 July 2012|page=1|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18504988|title=COMEDIAN TOPS FILM POLL|newspaper=[[The Sunday Herald (Sydney)|The Sunday Herald]]|location=Sydney|date=28 December 1952|access-date=9 July 2012|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Johns was reunited with Richard Todd for two swashbucklers made for [[Walt Disney]]: ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]'' (1953) (directed by Annakin) and ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]'' (1953). In between, she made ''[[Personal Affair]]'' (1953) supporting [[Gene Tierney]].

Johns had the starring role in ''[[The Weak and the Wicked]]'' (1954) about women in prison, which was a big hit.

Johns did another for Annakin, ''[[The Seekers (1954 film)|The Seekers]]'' (1954) with [[Jack Hawkins]], then co-starred with [[Robert Newton]] in ''[[The Beachcomber (1954 film)|The Beachcomber]]'' (1954). For both these films, she was paid £12,500 a picture.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217259234 |title=Croaky-voiced actress in big roles |newspaper=[[Brisbane Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=29 October 1953 |access-date=7 July 2020 |page=23 (LATE CITY) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

''[[Mad About Men]]'' (1954) was a sequel to ''Miranda'', directed by Thomas.

Johns starred in a comedy ''[[Josephine and Men]]'' (1955) and supported [[Danny Kaye]] in ''[[The Court Jester]]'' (1956). Annakin used her again in ''[[Loser Takes All (film)|Loser Takes All]]'' (1956) and she was one of the many actors who made cameos in ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956).

Johns returned to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] to play the title role in a production of ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (1956). Johns stayed in America to make the melodrama ''[[All Mine to Give]]'' (1956).

==Character actress==
[[File:GLYNISJohns.jpg|thumb|Johns in 1959]]
Johns returned to Britain to make ''[[Another Time, Another Place (1958 film)|Another Time, Another Place]]'' (1958) and was in ''[[Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film)|Shake Hands with the Devil]]'' (1959). Johns starred in ''[[The Spider's Web (1960 film)|The Spider's Web]]'' (1960) and had a supporting role in ''The Sundowners'' (1960), which earned her an Oscar nomination.

Johns starred in the remake of ''[[The Cabinet of Caligari]]'' (1962), and was one of several stars in ''[[The Chapman Report]]'' (1962). She supported [[Jackie Gleason]] in ''[[Papa's Delicate Condition]]'' (1963), and was in ''[[Too True to Be Good]]'' on Broadway in 1963.

Johns was cast in 1961 in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Warner Bros.]] crime drama ''[[The Roaring 20s (TV series)|The Roaring '20s]]''. She portrayed Kitty O'Moyne, an Irish immigrant who falls overboard into the harbour as she arrives in the United States. In the 1962–63 television season, Johns guest-starred in the [[CBS]] [[anthology series]] ''[[The Lloyd Bridges Show]]''. In the autumn of 1963, she and [[Keith Andes]] starred as a married couple in her eponymous CBS [[television series]] ''[[Glynis (TV series)|Glynis]]'', in which she played a mystery writer and Andes a criminal defence attorney. The programme was cancelled after thirteen episodes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leszczak|first1=Bob|title=Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979: A Complete Guide|date=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786493050|page=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaUqwWnpHLwC&q=%22Glynis+Johns+Show%22&pg=PA58|access-date=12 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Johns appeared as Winifred Banks in ''Mary Poppins'' (1964) and played [[James Stewart]]'s wife in ''[[Dear Brigitte]]'' (1965). She was in ''The King's Mare'' at the Garrick Theatre in 1966.

Johns appeared in various character roles in ''[[Don't Just Stand There!]]'' (1968) and ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (1969). She made a guest appearance as villainess Lady Penelope Peasoup in the ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' TV series in 1967. She turned increasingly to stage work, appearing in ''A Talent to Amuse'' (1969), ''Come as You Are'' (1969–70), and ''Marquise'' (1971–72).

Johns appeared in ''A Little Night Music'' (1973) on Broadway. The song "[[Send In the Clowns]]" was written with her in mind.<ref name = Gussow>{{cite news | last = Gussow | first = Mel | title = Send In the Sondheim; City Opera Revives 'Night Music,' as Composer Dotes | work = The New York Times | date = 2008-03-11 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E7D6163EF932A25750C0A9659C8B63 | access-date = 2008-06-10}}</ref> In 1973, she won a [[Tony Award]] for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Desiree Armfeldt.

==Later career==
Her later film roles included ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973) and ''[[The Happy Prince (1974 film)|The Happy Prince]]'' (1974), but her focus was the stage: ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' (1975), ''[[13 Rue de l'Amour]]'' (1976), ''[[Cause Célèbre (play)|Cause Célèbre]]'' (1978), ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]'' (1980–81), and ''[[The Circle (play)|The Circle]]'' (1989–90). Johns starred as Myrtle Bledsoe in the premiere of [[Horton Foote]]'s ''A Coffin in Egypt'' in 1998 at the Bay Street Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/glynis-johns-opens-footes-coffin-in-egypt-at-bay-street-june-17-com-76060|title=Glynis Johns Opens Foote's Coffin in Egypt at Bay Street June 17 – Playbill|website=Playbill|date=17 June 1998}}</ref>

During the first season of NBC's hit sitcom ''[[Cheers]]'', Johns guest-starred as Diane Chambers' mother, Helen Chambers, a rich eccentric who, due to a stipulation in Diane's late father's will, will lose all her money unless Diane is married by the next day. During 1988–89, she played Trudie Pepper, a senior citizen living in an [[Arizona]] retirement community, in the television sitcom ''[[Coming of Age (1988 TV series)|Coming of Age]]'' on CBS.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=203|edition=2nd}}</ref>

Johns played the camera-toting grandmother in the 1995 Sandra Bullock hit ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]''. Her last film appearance to date was as the grandmother of [[Molly Shannon]]'s character in the 1999 film ''[[Superstar (1999 film)|Superstar]]''.

==Personal life==
Johns has been married four times. Her first husband was [[Anthony Forwood]] (m. 1942–48), with whom she had her only child, actor [[Gareth Forwood]], in 1945.<ref name="Gareth Forwood">Lentz, Harris M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t3zGCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Glynis+obit+%22Gareth+Forwood%22&source=bl&ots=K2rbA0PPiM&sig=ACfU3U0s5URwJD4yTqE9R40MGBOs9Wt-Tg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisrdPJiL7hAhXIxVkKHWWFDH04FBDoATABegQICRAB "Gareth Forwood"] ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture'', McFarland, 2008, {{ISBN|0786434813}}, p. 124</ref> From 1952 to 1956, she was married to [[David Foster (Royal Navy officer)|David Foster]], a Royal Navy officer and later president of [[Colgate-Palmolive]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/7897263/Lieutenant-Commander-David-Foster.html "Obituary"] ''The Telegraph'', 18 July 2010</ref> She married Cecil Henderson, a businessman, in 1960.<ref>[https://picclick.co.uk/1960-Press-Photo-British-actress-Glynis-Johns-and-401571683357.html "1960 Press Photo British actress Glynis Johns and husband Cecil Henderson"] picclick.co.uk, retrieved 7 April 2019</ref> She married [[Elliott Arnold]], a writer, in 1964.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/tucson-daily-citizen-oct-02-1964-p-24/ "British Actress Married"] ''Tucson Daily Citizen'' (archives), October 2, 1964</ref><ref>Berkvist, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/11/archives/miss-johns-hits-a-high-note-miss-johns-hits-a-high-note.html "Miss Johns Hits a High Note"] ''The New York Times'', March 11, 1973</ref><ref>[http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/person/95527|62597/Glynis-Johns/companions.html "Glynis Johns Companions"] tcm.com, retrieved 7 April 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/25/archives/glynis-johns-is-engaged.html "Glynis Johns Is Engaged"] ''The New York Times'', June 25, 1964</ref>

Johns' son Gareth predeceased her, dying in 2007.<ref name="Gareth Forwood"/>

Johns resides at the Belmont Village Hollywood Heights, a senior living community, located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] near the [[Hollywood Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belmontvillage.com/stories/glynis-johns/|title = Glynis Johns}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|1938 || ''[[South Riding (film)|South Riding]]'' || Midge Carne ||
|-
| ''[[Murder in the Family]]'' || Marjorie Osborne ||
|-
| ''[[Prison Without Bars]]'' || Nina ||
|-
|1939 || ''[[On the Night of the Fire]]'' || Mary Carr ||
|-
|rowspan=4|1940 || ''[[Under Your Hat]]'' || Winnie ||
|-
| ''[[The Briggs Family]]'' || Sheila Briggs ||
|-
| ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]'' || Princess' Maid || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Prime Minister (film)|The Prime Minister]]'' || Miss Sheridan || Uncredited
|-
|1941 || ''[[49th Parallel (film)|49th Parallel]]'' || Anna || Won - [[National Board of Review Awards 1942]] for Best Acting
|-
|1943 || ''[[The Adventures of Tartu]]'' || Paula Palacek || U.S. title ''Sabotage Agent''
|-
|1944 || ''[[The Halfway House]]'' || Gwyneth ||
|-
|1945 || ''[[Perfect Strangers (1945 film)|Perfect Strangers]]'' || Dizzy Clayton || U.S. title ''Vacation from Marriage''
|-
|1946 || ''[[This Man Is Mine (1946 film)|This Man Is Mine]]'' || Millie ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1947|| ''[[Frieda (film)|Frieda]]'' || Judy||
|-
| ''[[An Ideal Husband (1947 film)|An Ideal Husband]]'' ||Miss Mabel Chiltern||
|-
|1948 || ''[[Miranda (1948 film)|Miranda]]'' || Miranda Trewella||
|-
|rowspan=3|1949 || ''[[Third Time Lucky (1949 film)|Third Time Lucky]]'' || Joan Burns||
|-
| ''[[Helter Skelter (1949 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' || Miranda Trewella ||Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' || Mimi Warburton||
|-
|1950 || ''[[State Secret (1950 film)|State Secret]]''||Lisa Robinson ||U.S. title ''The Great Manhunt''
|-
|rowspan=5|1951|| ''[[Flesh and Blood (1951 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'' ||Katherine||
|-
| ''[[No Highway in the Sky|No Highway]]'' ||Marjorie Corder ||U.S. title ''No Highway in the Sky''
|-
| ''[[Appointment with Venus (film)|Appointment with Venus]]'' ||Nicola Fallaize || U.S. title ''Island Rescue''
|-
| ''[[Encore (1951 film)|Encore]]'' || Stella Cotman||segment "Gigolo and Gigolette"
|-
| ''[[The Magic Box]]'' || May Jones ||
|-
|1952 || ''[[The Card (1952 film)|The Card]]'' || Ruth Earp || U.S. title ''The Promoter''
|-
|rowspan=3|1953 || ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]''|| Princess Mary Tudor ||
|-
| ''[[Personal Affair]]'' || Barbara Vining ||
|-
| ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]'' || Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor ||
|-
|rowspan=4|1954 || ''[[The Weak and the Wicked]]'' || Jean Raymond || U.S. title ''Young and Willing''
|-
| ''[[The Seekers (1954 film)|The Seekers]]'' || Marion Southey || U.S. title ''Land of Fury''
|-
| ''[[The Beachcomber (1954 film)|The Beachcomber]]'' || Martha Jones ||
|-
| ''[[Mad About Men]]'' || Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1955|| ''[[Josephine and Men]]'' || Josephine Luton ||
|-
| ''[[The Court Jester]]'' || Maid Jean ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1956 || ''[[Loser Takes All (film)|Loser Takes All]]'' || Cary ||
|-
| ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' || Sporting lady's companion ||
|-
|1957 || ''[[All Mine to Give]]'' || Jo Eunson ||
|-
|1958 || ''[[Another Time, Another Place (1958 film)|Another Time, Another Place]]'' || Kay Trevor ||
|-
|1959 || ''[[Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film)|Shake Hands with the Devil]]'' || Kitty Brady ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1960 || ''[[Last of the Few]]'' || Narrator ||
|-
| ''[[The Spider's Web (1960 film)|The Spider's Web]]'' ||Clarissa Hailsham-Brown||
|-
| ''[[The Sundowners (1960 film)|The Sundowners]]'' || Mrs. Firth || Nominated -[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1962 || ''[[The Cabinet of Caligari]]'' || Jane Lindstrom||
|-
| ''[[The Chapman Report]]'' || Teresa Harnish || Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
|-
|1963 || ''[[Papa's Delicate Condition]]'' || Amberlyn Griffith ||
|-
|1964 || ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' || Winifred Banks ||
|-
|1965 || ''[[Dear Brigitte]]'' || Vina Leaf||
|-
|1968 || ''[[Don't Just Stand There!]]'' ||Sabine Manning||
|-
|1969 || ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters!]]'' || Mrs. Squeezum ||
|-
|1972 || ''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|Under Milk Wood]]'' || Myfanwy Price ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' || Eleanor || (Segment "The Neat Job")
|-
|1974 || ''[[The Happy Prince (1974 film)|The Happy Prince]]'' || Swallow || Voice, Short
|-
|1975 || ''[[Mrs. Amworth]]'' || Mrs. Amworth || Short
|-
|1977 || ''[[Three Dangerous Ladies]]'' || Mrs. Amworth || (Segment "Mrs. Amworth")
|-
|1982 || ''[[Little Gloria... Happy at Last]]'' || Laura Fitzpatrick Morgan || TV movie
|-
|1987 || ''[[Nukie]]'' || Sister Anne ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1988|| ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School]]'' || Grimwood || Voice, TV movie
|-
| ''[[Zelly and Me]]'' || Co-Co ||
|-
|1994 || ''[[The Ref]]'' || Rose ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' || Elsie ||
|-
|1999 || ''[[Superstar (1999 film)|Superstar]]'' || Grandma || Final film role
|}

==Partial television credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1956 ||''[[The Errol Flynn Theatre]]'' ||Lou McNamara / Susan Tracey ||2 episodes
|-
|1958 || ''[[The Frank Sinatra Show (1957 TV series)|The Frank Sinatra Show]]'' ||Christine Nolan || Episode: ''Face of Fear''
|-
|rowspan=2|1961 || ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'' ||Esther Holmes||
|-
| ''[[The Naked City ]]'' || Miss Arlington||
|-
|1963 || ''[[Glynis (TV series)|Glynis]]'' ||Glynis Granville || 13 episodes
|-
|1964 || ''[[Twelve O'Clock High (TV series)|12 O'clock High]]'' || Jennifer Heath ||
|-
|1967 || ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' ||Lady Penelope Peasoup ||4 episodes
|-
|1968 || ''[[ITV Playhouse]]'' || Lorraine Barrie||Episode: ''Star Quality''
|-
|1983 || ''[[Cheers]]'' || Mrs. Helen Chambers ||
|-
|1984 || ''[[The Love Boat]]'' ||Edna Miles||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Bridget O'Hara ||Episode: ''Sing a Song of Murder''
|-
|1987 || ''[[The Cavanaughs (TV series)|The Cavanaughs]]'' || Maureen||Episode: ''The Eyes Have Had It''
|-
|1988-89 || ''[[Coming of Age (1988 TV series)|Coming of Age]]'' ||Trudie Pepper || 15 episodes
|}

==Theatre (selected)==
* 1936 ''[[St Helena (play)|St Helena]]'', Old Vic Theatre
* 1937 ''Judgement Day'', Embassy and Strand Theatres
* 1938 ''[[Quiet Wedding (play)|Quiet Wedding]]'', Wyndham's Theatre
* 1941 ''[[Quiet Weekend (play)|Quiet Weekend]]'', Wyndham's Theatre
* 1943 ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'', Cambridge Theatre
* 1950 ''Fools Rush In'', Fortune Theatre
* 1950 ''[[The Way Things Go (play)|The Way Things Go]]'', Phoenix Theatre
* 1952 ''Gertie'' (title role), [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
* 1956 ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (title role), Broadway
* 1963 ''[[Too True to Be Good]]'', Broadway
* 1966 ''The King's Mare'', Garrick Theatre
* 1969 ''A Talent to Amuse'', Phoenix Theatre
* 1969–70 ''Come As You Are'', New Theatre
* 1972 ''The Marquise'', Bristol Hippodrome
* 1973 ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' ([[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]]), Broadway
* 1975 ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'', Los Angeles
* 1976 ''[[13 Rue de l'Amour]]'', Phoenix Theatre
* 1978 ''[[Cause Célèbre (play)|Cause Celebre]]'' (Best Actress Award, Variety Club), Her Majesty's Theatre
* 1980–81 ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]'', Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford and tour
* 1989–90 ''[[The Circle (play)|The Circle]]'', Broadway
* 1998 ''A Coffin in Egypt'', Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor

== References ==
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*[http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=2671 Glynis Johns images]
*[https://d23.com/glynis-johns/ Glynis Johns at the Disney Legends website]

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