Glynis Johns
British actress
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Who was Glynis Johns?
Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British actress and singer. Johns was born in Pretoria, then in the Union of South Africa, the daughter of Welsh actor Mervyn Johns. Raised in England from an early age, she appeared on stage from a young age and was typecast as a stage dancer from early adolescence, making her screen debut in South Riding (1938). In a career exceeding seven decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. Before her death at age 100, she was considered one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and classical years of British cinema.
Historical significance
She received various accolades throughout her career, including a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. She rose to prominence in the 1940s following her role as Anna in the war drama film 49th Parallel (1941), for which she won a National Board of Review Award for Best Acting, and starring roles in Miranda (1948) and Third Time Lucky (1949).
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“Glynis Johns.” thisDay, thisday.info/people/glynis-johns/. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
Glynis Johns. (n.d.). thisDay. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://thisday.info/people/glynis-johns/
“Glynis Johns.” thisDay. Accessed October 5, 2026. https://thisday.info/people/glynis-johns/.