Joan Plowright

October 28, 1929 - January 16, 2025 Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (28 October 1929 - 16 January 2025), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career she has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards. Joan Plowright is also one of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year.

Their titles like 101 Dalmatians, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Dennis the Menace - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

35 titles
Community avg: 7.31 /10
  • 1
    1
    101 Dalmatians
    1996November 1996 by Stephen Herek
    Family, Comedy
    Family, Comedy
    6.91 Good
  • 2
    2
    The Spiderwick Chronicles
    2008February 2008 by Mark Waters
    Family, Adventure, Fantasy
    Family, Adventure, Fantasy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Dennis the Menace
    1993June 1993 by Nick Castle
    Family, Comedy
    Family, Comedy
    6.87 Good-
  • 4
    4
    Dinosaur
    2000May 2000 by Eric Leighton
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    Last Action Hero
    1993June 1993 by John McTiernan
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
    7.42 Good++
  • 6
    6
    Bringing Down the House
    2003March 2003 by Adam Shankman
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.01 Good
  • 7
    7
    Curious George
    2006February 2006 by Matthew O'Callaghan
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    7.50 Good++
  • 8
    8
    The Scarlet Letter
    1995October 1995 by Roland Joffé
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.15 Good+
  • 9
    9
    I Love You to Death
    1990April 1990 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
    7.42 Good++
  • 10
    10
    Jane Eyre
    1996January 1996 by Franco Zeffirelli
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 11
    11
    Dance with Me
    1998August 1998 by Randa Haines
    Drama, Music, Romance
    Drama, Music, Romance
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 12
    12
    Tea with Mussolini
    1999March 1999 by Franco Zeffirelli
    Comedy, Drama, War
    Comedy, Drama, War
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 13
    13
    Equus
    1977October 1977 by Sidney Lumet
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.91 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    I Am David
    2003December 2003 by Paul Feig
    Drama, Adventure
    Drama, Adventure
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 15
    15
    Revolution
    1985December 1985 by Hugh Hudson
    Adventure, Drama, History
    Adventure, Drama, History
    6.81 Good-
  • 16
    16
    Surviving Picasso
    1996September 1996 by James Ivory
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.12 Good+
  • 17
    17
    Avalon
    1990October 1990 by Barry Levinson
    Drama
    Drama
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 18
    18
    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
    2005November 2005 by Dan Ireland
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 19
    19
    Enchanted April
    1991November 1991 by Mike Newell
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 20
    20
    Back to the Secret Garden
    2000September 2000 by Michael Tuchner
    Fantasy, Drama, Family
    Fantasy, Drama, Family
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 21
    21
    Britannia Hospital
    1982May 1982 by Lindsay Anderson
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 22
    22
    Nothing Like a Dame
    2018May 2018 by Roger Michell
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 23
    23
    Mr. Wrong
    1996February 1996 by Nick Castle
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.31 Decent++
  • 24
    24
    George and the Dragon
    2004March 2004 by Tom Reeve
    Adventure
    Adventure
    6.95 Good
  • 25
    25
    Callas Forever
    2002September 2002 by Franco Zeffirelli
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 26
    26
    Stalin
    1992November 1992 by Ivan Passer
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.17 Good+
  • 27
    27
    Global Heresy
    2002September 2002 by Sidney J. Furie
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.22 Good+
  • 28
    28
    Widows' Peak
    1994April 1994 by John Irvin
    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 29
    29
    A Place for Annie
    1994May 1994 by John Gray
    Drama
    Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    The Return of the Native
    1994December 1994 by Jack Gold
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 31
    31
    The Clothes in the Wardrobe
    1993December 1993 by Waris Hussein
    Drama
    Drama
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 32
    32
    Tom's Midnight Garden
    1999July 1999 by Willard Carroll
    Family, Mystery, Adventure
    Family, Mystery, Adventure
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    Frankie & Hazel
    2000October 2000 by JoBeth Williams
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    Goose on the Loose
    2006January 2006 by Nicholas Kendall
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 35
    35
    Encore! Encore!
    1998–1999 by Chuck Ranberg
    Comedy
    Comedy
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