Glynis Johns

Most Popular Celeb Stories
Popular Photo Galleries
Take the Film.com Survey
Image Not Available

Details

Nationality: Welsh
Birthdate: 10/05/1923
Birthplace: Durban, South Africa

biography

Born into a theatrical family, the uniquely husky-voiced and high energy performer Glynis Johns (daughter of actor Mervyn Johns) made her London stage bow as a child in "Buckie's Bears" (1935) and the following year acted in the London production of Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour", as well as two other plays, "St. Helena" and "The Melody That Got Lost". She made her screen debut in Victor Saville's "South Riding" (1938), showing promise as the headstrong daughter of Ralph Richardson, and continued to provide strong supporting turns in British features like Michael Powell's top-notch Continued

Credits

Grandma
1999
(TV Show)
1985-1985
Mrs. Helen Chambers
1985
Eleanor
1973
Myfanwy Price
1973
Mrs Banks
1964
Rose
Mrs Firth
Vina Leaf
Sabine Manning
Maid Jean
Ambolyn Griffith
Ruth Earp
Marion Southey
Helen Mary MacGregor
Sister Anne

milestones

Year
Milestone
1923 
Born in South Africa and carried onstage by her violinist-impresario grandmother while the family's performing company was touring there
1935 
London stage debut as Ursula in "Buckie's Bears"
1938 
Feature film debut in the Victor Saville-directed drama "South Riding"
1943 
Starred on the London stage at age 19 in the title role of "Peter Pan"
1947 
Delivered warm turn as the sister-in-law of German war bride "Frieda", adapted from the stage play
Continued

post a comment




 
Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  RealNetworks  |    |  FAQ  |   RSS  |   Mobile  |   SiteMap  |   Blog   |   Partners
Browse All: Movies |  TV |  Celebrities
© 2006-2008 RealNetworks. All Rights Reserved. Portions of this page © 2008 Baseline StudioSystems. All rights reserved.