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3	Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British stage and screen actress active for over sixty years.
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5	From the playhouses of UsefulNotes/{{London}}'s West End to the movies, television, Broadway, and everything in between, Johns's striking beauty -- lovingly contrasted with her husky, feminine voice -- made her a favourite among her many fans. One of her most famous film roles is as the suffragette mother Winifred Banks in ''Mary Poppins''.
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7	Born to British theatre actors in South Africa, Johns began her career at the age of ten in England, working on the stage and eventually making it to the big screen in the late [[TheThirties 1930s]]. Opportunities to star in bigger films came in the early [[TheForties '40s]] with roles in ''49th Parallel'' and ''The Adventures of Tartu''. Following UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, she found further success with ''Miranda'' and ''The Court Jester''.
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9	As the years passed, Johns was relegated to character parts, but this era also gave her most well-remembered roles, like the suffragette mother Winnifred Banks in ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and her Tony Award-winning turn as Desiree Armfeldt in ''A Little Night Music''.
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11	Her career continued through the [[TheNineties '90s]], with her last film appearance being in the Molly Shannon CultClassic ''Superstar''.
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13	!!Roles on [=TV=] Tropes:
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16	[[folder:Film roles]]
17	* ''Film/FortyNinthParallel'' (1941) as Anna
18	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfTartu'' (1943) as Paula Palacek
19	* ''Film/TheHalfwayHouse'' (1944) as Gwyneth
20	* ''Film/VacationFromMarriage'' (1945) as Dizzy Clayton
21	* ''Film/{{Frieda}}'' (1947) as Judy
22	* ''Theatre/AnIdealHusband'' (1947) as Mabel Chiltern
23	* ''Film/{{Miranda\|1948}}'' (1948) as Miranda Trewella
24	* ''Film/TheCourtJester'' (1950) as Maid Jean
25	* ''Film/AppointmentWithVenus'' (1951) as Volunteer Nicola Fallaize
26	* ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays1956 Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956) as Sporting Lady's Companion
27	* ''Film/TheSundowners'' (1960) as Mrs. Firth
28	%%* ''Film/TheCabinetOfCaligari'' (1962) as Jane Lindstrom
29	* ''Film/MaryPoppins'' (1964) as Winnifred Banks
30	* ''Film/DearBrigitte'' (1965) as Vina Leaf
31	* ''Film/VaultOfHorror'' (1973) as Eleanor
32	* ''Film/{{Nukie}}'' (1987) as Sister Anne
33	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGhoulSchool'' (1988) as Ms. Grimwood (voice)
34	* ''Film/TheRef'' (1994) as Rose
35	* ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' (1995) as Elsie
36	* ''Film/{{Superstar\|1999}}'' (1999) as Grandma. Her last film.
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39	[[folder:Television roles]]
40	* ''Series/DrKildare'' (1 episode, 1962) as Sister Brigid Marie
41	* ''Series/BurkesLaw'' (1 episode, 1964) as Steffi Bernard
42	* ''Series/{{Batman\|1966}}'' (4 episodes, 1967) as Lady Penelope Peasoup
43	* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' ([[Recap/CheersS1E20SomeoneSingleSomeoneBlue 1 episode]], 1983) as Mrs. Helen Chambers
44	* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (1 episode, 1984) as Edna Miles
45	* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' ([[Recap/MurderSheWroteS2E5SingASongOfMurder 1 episode]], 1985) as Bridget O'Hara
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48	[[folder:Theatre roles]]
49	* ''Theatre/MajorBarbara'' (1956) as Barabara Undershaft
50	* ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' (1973) as Desiree Armfeldt. She won a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.
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