Joan Plowright Profile
| Full Name: | Joan Plowright - Contact Joan Plowright |
| Birth Name: | Joan Ann Plowright |
| Famous As: | Actress |
| Date of Birth: | October 28, 1929 |
| Place of Birth: | Brigg, North Lincolnshire, UK |
| Nationality: | British |
| Father: | William Plowright |
| Mother: | Daisy Burton |
| Brother(s): | David Plowright (an executive at Granada Television) |
| Spouse: | Roger Gage (? - 1961), Laurence Olivier (an actor, March 17 , 1961 - July 11, 1989, his death) |
| Son(s): | Richard Olivier (a movie director, b. 1962) |
| Daughter(s): | Julie Kate (an actress, b. January 26, 1966), Tamsin (an actress, b. |
Joan Plowright News
Boston Globe'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont' available on Encore on Comcast
Boston Globe
Dame Joan Plowright plays a sweet (but not too sweet) old lady in London who befriends a scraggly would-be writer (Rupert Friend, above, with Plowright). ...
New York TimesNew Varnish for the Boards: British Theater Undergoing a Renewal
New York Times
I'm referring instead to these legendary figures' inheritors: Albert Finney, say, and Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright ? who, of course, is Lord Olivier's widow ...and more » - Garber, Mazzie & Danieley Join Lansbury Tribute at Signature Theatre
Broadway World
In 1960, she came back to Broadway as Joan Plowright's mother in the season's most acclaimed drama, A Taste of Honey, by Shelagh Delaney. ...and more » - Weekly Movie Quiz
Irish Times
Who is the odd one out: Jill Esmond, Joan Plowright, Merle Oberon, Vivien Leigh? 8. Two brothers named Howard and their pal Mr Fine. Which comedy troupe? 9. ... 
ReutersStars' acceptance speeches are mini-performances
Reuters
Most infamous example: Marisa Tomei's upset in 1992 for "My Cousin Vinny," when she beat out Judy Davis, Joan Plowright, Vanessa Redgrave and Miranda ...and more » - Expand Your Comfort Zone
Southtown Star
... and Miranda Richardson) who, for a month, share an Italian villa with a crabby Englishwoman (Joan Plowright) and a lonely aristocrat (Polly Walker). - And the Award Goes to... Oops?
PopEater
(One reason for this was that she beat out acclaimed veteran actresses Joan Plowright and Vanessa Redgrave.) After Marisa won the award, rumors circulated ...and more » - Good Night Out Presents HOTEL SORRENTO from January 26
Broadway World
A film adaptation starring Joan Plowright was nominated for ten Australian Film Institute Awards in 1995. One of Australia's most significant playwrights ... - Ways to enjoy our winter wonderland
Seacoastonline.com
The cast includes: Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin, and Judi Dench. Director Franco Zeffirelli tells a wonderful, semi-autobiographical ... 
Times OnlineCarey Mulligan has Hollywood in her sights
Times Online
Time magazine noted the ?puddingy face of a young Angela Lansbury or Joan Plowright?. All agree that Mulligan's most mesmerising asset is her voice ? rich, ...
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, and elegant upper crust beauty (Polly Walker) whom they ...&link=http://www.youtube.com/v/gQ4ndgoVnxo&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=1&thumb=http://2.gvt0.com/vi/gQ4ndgoVnxo/default.jpg&celebrity=Joan Plowright)
, aka Lady Laurence Olivier, in the ...&link=http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwihHW2ZQLg&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=1&thumb=http://0.gvt0.com/vi/ZwihHW2ZQLg/default.jpg&celebrity=Joan Plowright)
 quote: "I have always resented the comments that it was I who was the homewrecker of Larrys marriage to ...&link=http://www.youtube.com/v/sYr2-rgTNJM&fs=1&source=uds&autoplay=1&thumb=http://3.gvt0.com/vi/sYr2-rgTNJM/default.jpg&celebrity=Joan Plowright)
