Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

October 5, 1923 · 103 years old

Glynis Johns (October 5, 1923 - January 4, 2024) was a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for originating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she wo…

Known For

17 titles
1
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

1964 · 2h 19m · Movie

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

7.8
2
While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

1995 · 1h 43m · Movie

A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.

6.8
3
The Ref

The Ref

1994 · 1h 37m · Movie

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

6.9
4
Superstar

Superstar

1999 · 1h 21m · Movie

A nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, dreams of superstardom.

5.2
5
The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955 · 1h 41m · Movie

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.

7.8
6
The Invaders

The Invaders

1941 · 2h 3m · Movie

A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.

7.3
7
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

1988 · 1h 32m · Movie

While working as gym teachers at an all-girls finishing school, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Scrappy-Doo get tangled up in a monstrous mystery.

6.8
8
The Vault of Horror

The Vault of Horror

1973 · 1h 27m · Movie

An anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.

6.5
9
The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960 · 2h 13m · Movie

In Australia's Outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished Carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it.

7.1
10
No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951 · 1h 38m · Movie

An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of airplane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number of flying hours due to metal fatigue.

7.1
11
Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

1965 · 1h 40m · Movie

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as he's in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell.

6.3
12
Nukie

Nukie

1987 · 1h 39m · Movie

An alien called Nukie searches for his brother Miko, who has been captured by the U.S. government.

1.8
13
Vacation from Marriage

Vacation from Marriage

1945 · 1h 42m · Movie

A dull married couple, separated by their enlistment during World War II, reunite after three years to find that they have become very different people.

7.1
14
The Halfway House

The Halfway House

1944 · 1h 18m · Movie

A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. The inn-keeper seems a little mysterious...

6.6
15
The Great Manhunt

The Great Manhunt

1950 · 1h 37m · Movie

In post-WW2 Europe, when the dictator of a small police state dies during surgery, the operating surgeon, who's a visiting American doctor, is held captive in order to preserve the terrible state secret.

7.0
16
Frieda

Frieda

1947 · 1h 38m · Movie

A Royal Air Force pilot who was shot down during World War II returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape. Then her brother arrives.

7.1
17
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

1954 · 1h 12m · Movie

Frank "women in prison" story that sympathetically tracks several inmates through their imprisonment and subsequent return to society. Some are successfully rehabilitated; some are not.

6.4