ACTOR

Glynis Johns

1923 - 2024

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Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British actress. In a career exceeding seven decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. She received various accolades throughout her career, including a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Before her death at age 100, she was considered one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and classical years of British cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glynis Johns is the 1,163rd most popular actor (down from 665th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 25th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Actor.

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Among actors, Glynis Johns ranks 1,163 out of 13,578. Before her are Andy Lau, Vera Miles, Tatsuya Nakadai, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lambert Wilson, and Keira Knightley. After her are Jennifer Garner, El Risitas, Josephine Chaplin, Halit Ergenç, Diane Kruger, and Sabrina Carpenter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Glynis Johns ranks 84. Before her are Valentina Cortese, Conrad Bain, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Lloyd Shapley, Ousmane Sembène, and Diane Arbus. After her are Reinhart Koselleck, Robert Maxwell, Leonid Gaidai, Stig Dagerman, Lola Flores, and Richard Avedon. Among people deceased in 2024, Glynis Johns ranks 115. Before her are Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Jack Jones, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Cissy Houston, Fredric Jameson, and Alexandre do Nascimento. After her are Artur Jorge, Fumihiko Maki, Jürgen Moltmann, Liam Payne, Jerry West, and Frans de Waal.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Glynis Johns ranks 41 out of 454. Before her are Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Peter Abrahams (1919), Seymour Papert (1928), Jim Fouché (1898), Jan Smuts (1870), and Kgalema Motlanthe (1949). After her are Abba Eban (1915), George F. R. Ellis (1939), Reggie Walker (1889), André Brink (1935), Nico Diederichs (1903), and Eben Dönges (1898).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Glynis Johns ranks 3. Before her are Charlize Theron (1975), and Angelique Rockas (1951). After her are Basil Rathbone (1892), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Cyril Cusack (1910), Alice Krige (1954), Janet Suzman (1939), John Kani (1943), David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), and Cecil Kellaway (1890).

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