Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright, 1960

Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier , DBE , (born October 28, 1929 in Brigg , North Lincolnshire , England ) is a British actress and widow of the actor Laurence Olivier . In the course of her long career, she has received two Golden Globes and a Tony Award .

Life

Joan Plowright in 1961 for her role in the play A Taste of Honey with the Tony Award awarded, in 1986 she won the London Drama Theater Award for her role in House of Bernarda Alba . Her first marriage was from 1953 to 1960 with the actor Roger Gage. In her second marriage, she was married to actor Sir Laurence Olivier from 1961 until his death in 1989 , with whom she has three children: Richard (director), Tamsin and Julie-Kate Olivier (both actresses). In 1970 she was inducted into the Order of the British Empire as Commander . In 2004 she was ennobled as Lady Commander of the same order and from then on carried the name affix Lady . In 1971, her husband was raised to life peer as Baron Olivier , which is why she was given the higher-ranking courtesy title of Baroness Olivier instead of the lady title .

She won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for her role in The Enchanted April and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Since the 2000s she has suffered from increasing macular degeneration , which led to blindness, because of which she announced the end of her acting career in 2014.

Filmography (selection)

• 1951: Sara Crewe (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1960: Der Komödiant (The Entertainer)
• 1974: The Mearchant of Venice
• 1977: Equus - blind horses (Equus)
• 1980: The Diary of Anne Frank ( The Diary of Anne Frank ; TV movie)
• 1983: Wagner - The life and work of Richard Wagner ( Wagner ; television miniseries)
• 1985: Revolution (Revolution)
• 1988: Conspiracy of Women (Drowning by Numbers)
• 1990: I Love You to Death (I Love You to Death)
• 1990: Avalon
• 1992 Enchanted April (Enchanted April)
• 1992: Stalin
• 1993: Dennis (Dennis the Menace)
• 1993: Last Action Hero
• 1994: The Wonderful Friendship with Mrs. Appletree ( On Promised Land , TV movie)
• 1994: The Return of the Native
• 1994: The Widows of Widows Peak (Widows' Peak)
• 1995: The Scarlet Letter (The Scarlet Letter)
• 1996: 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians)
• 1996: Jane Eyre
• 1996: Mr. Wrong - The dream man turns into a nightmare (Mr. Wrong)
• 1996: My husband Picasso (Surviving Picasso)
• 1998: Dance with Me
• 1999: Tea with Mussolini (Tea with Mussolini)
• 2000: Dinosaurs ( Dinosaur , voice)
• 2002: Callas Forever
• 2002: Global Heresy
• 2003: I Am David
• 2003: Down the House (Bringing Down the House)
• 2004: George and the Dragon
• 2005: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
• 2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
• 2009: Knife Edge - The Second Face (Knife Edge)
• 2019: Tea with the Dames - An unforgettable afternoon ( Nothing Like a Dame , documentary)

Awards and nominations

Academy Award (Oscar)

• 1993: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Enchanted April

Golden Globe Award

• 1993: Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Enchanted April
• 1993: Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie for Stalin

Primetime Emmy Award

• 1993: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Special for Stalin

British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award

• 1961: Nominated in the category “Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles” for Der Komödiant
• 1978: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Equus - Blind Horses

CableACE Award

• 1995: Nominated in the category “Actress in a Movie or Miniseries” for The Wonderful Friendship with Mrs. Appletree

Character and Morality in Entertainment Award

• 2006: Camie for I Am David (shared with Philip F. Anschutz , Andrea Borella , Paul Feig , Ben Tibber , James Caviezel and Viola Carinci )

DVD Exclusive Award

• 2003: DVD Premiere Award for Best Actress for Global Heresy

Monaco International Film Festival

• 2003: Angel Film Award for Best Actress for I Am David (shared with Geneviève Bujold )

New York Film Critics Circle Award

• 1990: Second place for Best Supporting Actress for Avalon

Satellite Award

• 1999: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie - Comedy or Musical for Dance with Me
• 2005: Nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Tony Award

• 1961: Best Actress Award for A Taste of Honey

Women in Film Crystal Award

• 1994: Crystal Award distinction

Web links

Commons : Joan Plowright  - Collection of Images

• Joan Plowright in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Joan Plowright in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Joan Plowright in the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Joan Plowright in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} entry at filmreference.com
2. ↑ ^{a b} Joan Plowright . in the Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
3. ^ Tim Walker: Joan Plowright bows out to a standing ovation . May 13, 2014, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed December 10, 2018]).
4. ^ Academy Awards Database . oscars.org. Retrieved on March 9, 2014.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ ^{a b} Joan Plowright . on hfpa.org. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
6. ↑ Joan Plowright . on emmys.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Joan Plowright . on bafta.org. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 9, 2014.