Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns ( born October 5, 1923 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a Welsh actress, pianist, singer and dancer.

Life

Glynis Johns trained as a singer and dancer and also learned to play the piano.

Your film career she began in 1938 with the film South Riding. Their big breakthrough came in 1948 in the title role of Miranda, in which she starred alongside David Tomlinson and Margaret Rutherford a mermaid. It was in 1954 a sequel under the title Mad About Men nachgeschoben in which they stood as Miranda and its human cousin in front of the camera. Here also began their collaboration with director Ken Annakin. The journey into the unknown (No Highway, 1951) with James Stewart and The Irresistible ( The Card, 1952) with Alec Guinness consolidated their reputation. Walt Disney then gave her in two of his feature films produced in the UK, the female lead, both times on the side of Richard Todd: When Mary Tudor in the also directed by Annakin A princess in love ( The Sword and the Rose, 1953) and Rob Roy - The Royal rebel (Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue, 1953).

Her most famous role is undoubtedly that of the " Winifred Banks " in the Disney film adaptation of PL Travers Mary Poppins (1964 ), one of the most successful movie musicals of all time. Other highlights of her career include the humorous musical The Court Jester ( The Court Jester, 1955) with Danny Kaye and directed by Fred Zinnemann The Sundowners ( The Sundowners, 1960) with Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Peter Ustinov, for which they an "Oscar" nomination received a " Best Supporting Actress ".

In addition, Glynis Johns often stood on the stage and for television productions before the camera. In 1963, she was the main actress of the TV series Glynis, in which she played the crime - writer " Glynis Granville ". The series, however, was reinstated after only 13 episodes.

One of her last major roles played by the popular actress as a good-natured grandmother " Elsie Callaghan " in Jon Turteltaubs While You Were Sleeping 1995 on the side of Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.

Private

Her father was the famous Welsh actor Mervyn Johns ( 1899-1992 ). Her mother Alys Steele was an Australian concert pianist. Glynis was born when her parents were on a trip to South Africa.

She was married four times, all marriages were divorced. From her first marriage to Anthony Forwood her son Gareth Forwood emerged (1945-2007), who also worked as an actor.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

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