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 Musical-voiced Glynis Johns is the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the female lead (opposite Richard Burton) in the classic Under Milk Wood (1971). Glynis is probably best known for her role as the suffragette mother in Mary Poppins (1964) although she is probably best loved for her fishy roles in Miranda (1948) and Mad About Men (1954). She had earlier showed she could take on the serious roles as well as in Frieda (1947). Most recently seen (at the time of writing) in Superstar (1999).
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Musical-voiced Glynis Johns is the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the female lead (opposite Richard Burton) in the classic Under Milk Wood (1971). Glynis is probably best known for her role as the suffragette mother in Mary Poppins (1964) although she is probably best loved for her fishy roles in Miranda (1948) and Mad About Men (1954). She had earlier showed she could take on the serious roles as well as in Frieda (1947). Most recently seen (at the time of writing) in Superstar (1999).
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Stephen Sondheim wrote "Send in the Clowns", in "A Little Night Music", with shorter phrasing to accommodate her. Although her voice, alternately described as smoky or silvery or wistful, was lovely, she was unable to sustain notes for long.She was named a Disney Legend in 1998.Married and divorced four times, her first husband Anthony Forwood is the father of her only child, Gareth Forwood; her second husband, David Ramsey Foster, was a World War II hero who became the chairman of Colgate Palmolive International; marriage to third husband, Cecil Peter L. Henderson, ended after a year; and fourth husband Elliot Arnold, a writer and essayist, penned "A Night of Watching", "Camp Grant Massacre" and "Personal Combat".Anthony Forwood, Glynis's first ex-husband, was Sir Dirk Bogarde's longtime partner and manager until Forwood's death in 1988.Won a Tony Award (Best Actress in a Musical) for her role in the musical "A Little Night Music" (1973).Appears on the cover of the album "Led Zeppelin II" by Led Zeppelin.Following the death of Olivia de Havilland in 2020, she became the oldest surviving actor to have received an Oscar nomination.Best known for her role as Mrs. Winifred Banks, the children's mother in the Disney musical Mary Poppins (1964).She is one of only five actors to have played "Special Guest Villains" on Batman (1966) who are still alive, the others being Julie Newmar, John Astin, Joan Collins and Barbara Rush.Daughter of actor Mervyn Johns, with whom she appeared in The Halfway House (1944) and The Sundowners (1960).Stepdaughter of actress Diana Churchill.Appeared in the television series episode, Sing a Song of Murder (1985) of "Murder, She Wrote" She previously appeared with series star Angela Lansbury in the classic comedy The Court Jester (1955).Following the death of Zsa Zsa Gabor in 2016, she became the oldest surviving Batman (1966) "guest villain" cast member.Mother of actor Gareth Forwood.Was in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: 49th Parallel (1941), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Sundowners (1960) and Mary Poppins (1964). Only Around the World in 80 Days won.Her mother, Alice Maude Steel Wareham (1901-1970), was an Australian concert pianist who performed under the name Alys Steel-Payne. Another source spells it Alyce Steele. |
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Glynis Johns |
Type: |
Actress,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
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Actress,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
1331 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:50:59 |
| Height: |
5' 4' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
Musical-voiced Glynis Johns is the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was alw |
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Stephen Sondheim wrote "Send in the Clowns", in "A Little Night Music", with shorter phrasing to accommodate her. Although her voice, alternately described as smoky or silvery or wistful, was lovely, she was unable to sustain notes for long.She was named a Disney Legend in 1998.Married and divorced four times, her first husband Anthony Forwood is the father of her only child, Gareth Forwood; her second husband, David Ramsey Foster, was a World War II hero who became the chairman of Colgate Palmolive International; marriage to third husband, Cecil Peter L. Henderson, ended after a year; and fourth husband Elliot Arnold, a writer and essayist, penned "A Night of Watching", "Camp Grant Massacre" and "Personal Combat".Anthony Forwood, Glynis's first ex-husband, was Sir Dirk Bogarde's longtime partner and manager until Forwood's death in 1988.Won a Tony Award (Best Actress in a Musical) for her role in the musical "A Little Night Music" (1973).Appears on the cover of the album "Led Zeppelin II" by Led Zeppelin.Following the death of Olivia de Havilland in 2020, she became the oldest surviving actor to have received an Oscar nomination.Best known for her role as Mrs. Winifred Banks, the children's mother in the Disney musical Mary Poppins (1964).She is one of only five actors to have played "Special Guest Villains" on Batman (1966) who are still alive, the others being Julie Newmar, John Astin, Joan Collins and Barbara Rush.Daughter of actor Mervyn Johns, with whom she appeared in The Halfway House (1944) and The Sundowners (1960).Stepdaughter of actress Diana Churchill.Appeared in the television series episode, Sing a Song of Murder (1985) of "Murder, She Wrote" She previously appeared with series star Angela Lansbury in the classic comedy The Court Jester (1955).Following the death of Zsa Zsa Gabor in 2016, she became the oldest surviving Batman (1966) "guest villain" cast member.Mother of actor Gareth Forwood.Was in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: 49th Parallel (1941), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Sundowners (1960) and Mary Poppins (1964). Only Around the World in 80 Days won.Her mother, Alice Maude Steel Wareham (1901-1970), was an Australian concert pianist who performed under the name Alys Steel-Payne. Another source spells it Alyce Steele. |
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[1991, on her return to the musical "A Little Night Music"] I've been doing songs from the show off and on through the years. So I've never really been away. Even a few months ago, I was singing "Send in the Clowns" for a charity performance. But my doctors were advising that I not work for a couple of months -- that I needed to relax, take it easy, do physiotherapy for my dental problems. More specifically, I had to make the decision about whether I wanted to come back playing another role: to hear somebody else eight performances a week, doing something that I was used to doing. You know, "Clowns" was written for me.
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In classical theatre in Europe, everybody plays all kinds of parts. Juliets go on to play the Nurses; they don't want to play Juliet again. I think we've got to remember to grab onto our perks, whatever is the good thing about each age. Each stage of life should be a progression.
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[on playing a mermaid in Miranda (1948)] I was quite an athlete, my muscles were strong from dancing, so the tail was just fine. I swam like a porpoise.
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[on nepotism, 1946] Relatives cannot help you in the studios. You stand or fall by your own efforts. My father and I have only ever worked in one picture together - that was "Halfway House - and the producer was casting a father and daughter. Perhaps it was natural that he chose us, but my father did not get me that job, neither did I get him his. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(1952) Stage: Appeared in "Gertie" on Broadway.
(1976) Stage: Appeared in Georges Feydeau's play, "13 Rue De L'Amour", at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England, with Louis Jordan, James Grout, David Stoll and Margaret Court |
| Spouse: |
Elliott Arnold (October 1, 1964 - January 4, 1973) (divorced)Cecil Peter Lamont Henderson (October 10, 1960 - June 21, 1962) (divorced)David Ramsay Foster (February 1, 1952 - May 17, 1956) (divorced)Ant |
| Children: |
Gareth Forwood |
| Parents: |
Alice Maude Steele Johns
Mervyn Johns |
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