British actor Glynis Johns, greatest recognized for taking part in the “Sister Suffragette”-singing mom Winifred Banks within the 1964 basic Mary Poppins, has died at 100.
In line with Johns’ supervisor Mitch Clem, the actor handed away on Thursday (January 4th) from pure causes in a West Hollywood assisted residing facility.
“Glynis powered her approach by means of life with intelligence, wit, and a love for efficiency, affecting hundreds of thousands of lives,” Clem stated in an announcement. “She entered my life early in my profession and set a really excessive bar on methods to navigate this trade with grace, class, and fact. Your individual fact. Her mild shined very brightly for 100 years. She had a wit that might cease you in your tracks powered by a coronary heart that beloved deeply and purely.”
Born on October fifth, 1923, in Pretoria, South Africa to actor Mevyn Johns and live performance pianist Alyce Steele-Wareham, Johns was raised in London, the place she first graced the stage as a toddler ballerina. Johns rapidly made a splash on the stage and display alike, ultimately catching the eye of creators like Stephen Sondheim and Walt Disney, who each particularly sought her out for roles.
Johns acquired an Oscar nomination for her supporting position in 1960’s The Sundowners, and acquired a Golden Globe nomination for her work in 1962’s The Chapman Report. She additionally gained a Tony for her efficiency as Desiree Armfeldt within the unique manufacturing of Sondheim’s A Little Evening Music, the place she sang “Ship within the Clowns.”
In 1963, Johns additionally starred in her personal self-titled CBS sitcom Glynis. Different notable titles in Johns’ repertoire embody The Courtroom Jester, Below Milk Wooden, Miranda, and Mad About Males. She gave her last movie efficiency within the 1999 Molly Shannon comedy Celebrity.
Johns was married 4 occasions, and had one son, the late actor Gareth Forwood. She is survived by her grandson, writer-director Thomas Forwood.
