Highest rated as cast or director
Joan Plowright's 5 titles from the 2000s have a median Balasaur Score of 65, led by Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (72) and The Spiderwick Chronicles (68), against 59 for those from the 1990s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 65
2000s
- 2009
Knife Edge
Marjorie Blake
- 2008
- 2006
Goose on the Loose
Beatrice Fairfield
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
Callas Forever
Sarah Keller
Global Heresy
Lady Foxley
- 2001
Bailey's Mistake
Aunt Angie
- 2000
Frankie & Hazel
Phoebe Harkness
Back to the Secret Garden
Martha Sowerby
1990s
- 1999
Tea with Mussolini
Mary Wallace
- 1998
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Jeanne Vertefeuille
- 1996
Surviving Picasso
Françoise's Grandmother
Mr. Wrong
Mrs. Crawford
- 1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Mrs. Linzer
Hotel Sorrento
Marge Morrisey
A Pin for the Butterfly
Grandma
- 1994
The Return of the Native
Frau Yeobright
A Place for Annie
Dorothy
On Promised Land
Mrs. Appletree
- 1993
- 1992
Stalin
Olga
- 1991
The House of Bernarda Alba
Poncia
Enchanted April
Mrs Fisher
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
And a Nightingale Sang
Mam
- 1988
The Dressmaker
Nellie
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
- 1987
The Birthday Party
Meg Bowles
- 1985
- 1982
Brimstone & Treacle
Norma Bates
Britannia Hospital
Phyllis Grimshaw
A Dedicated Man
Edith
- 1980
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edith Frank-Holländer
1970s
- 1978
Daphne Laureola
Lady Pitts
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Rosa
- 1977
Equus
Dora Strang
- 1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Rosa, Lady Pitts · 1 episode
- 1973
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
- 1970
Three Sisters
Masha
1960s
- 1967
- 1963
Uncle Vanya
Sonya
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
Theatre Night
Arlette Le Boeuf · 1 episode
- 1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
A Young Actress /Pip
- 1950
Appearances7
2010s
- 2018
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Herself
2000s
- 2001
Scrooge and Marley
Narrator
1980s
- 1982
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Self
1970s
- 1971
1950s
- 1953
