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Glynis Johns
Birthdate: October 5, 1923

Glynis Johns

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1930s
No Reviews
3
1940s
2.2712
12
total ranking of 2.2712
1950s
2.5548
21
total ranking of 2.5548
1960s
2.5370
9
total ranking of 2.5370
1970s
1.4327
4
total ranking of 1.4327
1980s
0.4905
1
total ranking of 0.4905
1990s
2.1052
4
total ranking of 2.1052
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Glynis Johns is ranked overall as 2.4310 of of 4 stars2.4310

Glynis Johns Movie Rankings

1
Glynis Johns starring in Court Jester
Glynis Johns scores a combined 3.5086 out of 4 stars for Court Jester3.5086
While the infant King of England is awaiting his rightful spot to the throne, the regent, Roderick (Cecil Parker) defies royal law and crowns himself King. To regain the throne the baby king must obtain the key to a secret tunnel that allows them passage to the castle. ...more about Court Jester
2
Glynis Johns starring in Mary Poppins
Glynis Johns scores a combined 3.3838 out of 4 stars for Mary Poppins3.3838
Two banker's children lose their nanny due to her frustration with them. A change in the wind blows in an assertive nanny who matches the qualifications of the children and not the father. ...more about Mary Poppins
3
Glynis Johns starring in Around the World in Eighty Days
Glynis Johns scores a combined 3.0433 out of 4 stars for Around the World in Eighty Days3.0433
When Phileas Fogg is challenged to prove his contention that a man can go around the world in 80 days, he bets his entire fortune and leaves with a new butler on a world tour. This Victorian adventure has a kicker, the bank of England has been robbed. ...more about Around the World in Eighty Days
4
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 3.0354 out of 4 stars for While You Were Sleeping3.0354
Lucy fantasies about one man she sees at the train everyday. When she sees him fall on the tracks, she is compelled to save him. ...more about While You Were Sleeping
5
Sundowners, The (1960)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.8592 out of 4 stars for Sundowners2.8592
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. ...more about Sundowners
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
6
Ref, The (1994)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.6991 out of 4 stars for Ref2.6991
Denis Leary plays an unfortunate cat burglar, who is abandonded by his partner in the middle of a heist, and is forced to take an irritating Connecticut couple (Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis) hostage. ...more about Ref
7
Cabinet of Caligari, The (1962)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.6698 out of 4 stars for Cabinet of Caligari2.6698
Jane's car breaks down and she makes her way to a nearby estate, owned by a mysterious man named Caligari. ...more about Cabinet of Caligari
8
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1954)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.6378 out of 4 stars for Rob Roy2.6378
After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becomes enough of a nuisance to George I to be outlawed, and hunted by the English. ...more about Rob Roy
  • Not Available on DVD
9
No Highway (1951)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.5875 out of 4 stars for No Highway2.5875
Theodore Honey is an aeronautical engineer being sent to Labrador from London to examine the wreckage of a new passenger plane designed by his company. ...more about No Highway
  • Not Available on DVD
10
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.5754 out of 4 stars for Under Milk Wood2.5754
This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards). We meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain cat. ...more about Under Milk Wood
11
Superstar (1999)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.3983 out of 4 stars for Superstar2.3983
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. ...more about Superstar
12
Miranda (1948)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.3926 out of 4 stars for Miranda2.3926
What do you do when a mermaid comes to stay ? Miranda the mermaid is caught by a fisherman and rescued by Charles, but whenever she gets wet her tail re-appears. ...more about Miranda
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.3116 out of 4 stars for Shake Hands with the Devil2.3116
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. ...more about Shake Hands with the Devil
  • Not Available on DVD
14
Card, The (1952)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.1994 out of 4 stars for Card2.1994
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing- some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman... ...more about Card
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Sword and the Rose, The (1953)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.1812 out of 4 stars for Sword and the Rose2.1812
Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. ...more about Sword and the Rose
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Frieda (1947)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.1369 out of 4 stars for Frieda2.1369
An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape. Then her brother arrives. ...more about Frieda
  • Not Available on DVD
17
Ideal Husband, An (1947)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.0638 out of 4 stars for Ideal Husband2.0638
A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud. ...more about Ideal Husband
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 2.0122 out of 4 stars for Another Time2.0122
Lana Turner is a female American journalist who has an affair with BBC war correspondent, Sean Connery, during WWII. When Connery is killed in action, Turner returns to his hometown to console his wife. ...more about Another Time
19
Halfway House, The (1944)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.9908 out of 4 stars for Halfway House1.9908
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. ...more about Halfway House
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Encore (1952)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.8844 out of 4 stars for Encore1.8844
The film is made from three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham. ...more about Encore
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Sabotage Agent (1943)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.8812 out of 4 stars for Sabotage Agent1.8812
Stevenson, a British soldier fluent in Rumanian and German, goes undercover to sabotage a German poison-gas factory. He turns himself into Jan Tartu, a member of the Rumanian Iron Guard. ...more about Sabotage Agent
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Chapman Report, The (1962)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.8322 out of 4 stars for Chapman Report1.8322
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Perfect Strangers (1945)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.8173 out of 4 stars for Perfect Strangers1.8173
Robert and Catherine have a quiet little marriage until WWII separates them for three years. Serving in the navy dramatically transforms both of them and they realize how much they resented their old mundane life together. ...more about Perfect Strangers
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Vault of Horror, The (1973)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.7487 out of 4 stars for Vault of Horror1.7487
Five men trapped in the basement vault of an office building share visions with each other of thier demise. ...more about Vault of Horror
  • Not Available on DVD
25
On the Night of the Fire (1940)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.7077 out of 4 stars for On the Night of the Fire1.7077
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Weak and the Wicked, The (1954)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.5876 out of 4 stars for Weak and the Wicked1.5876
Frank "women in prison" story that sympathetically tracks several inmates through their imprisonment and subsequent return to society. Some are successfully rehabilitated; some are not. ...more about Weak and the Wicked
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Appointment with Venus (1951)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.5328 out of 4 stars for Appointment with Venus1.5328
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. ...more about Appointment with Venus
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Zelly and Me (1988)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.4671 out of 4 stars for Zelly and Me1.4671
A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the voices of Joan d'Arc. ...more about Zelly and Me
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Beachcomber, The (1954)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.4597 out of 4 stars for Beachcomber1.4597
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. ...more about Beachcomber
  • Not Available on DVD
30
Magic Box, The (1951)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.4186 out of 4 stars for Magic Box1.4186
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. ...more about Magic Box
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Nukie (1993)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 1.1406 out of 4 stars for Nukie1.1406
Two aliens, Nukie and Miko, crash-land on different parts of the Earth. Miko is quickly captured by an American space agency, while Nukie, who has landed in the middle of the African savannah, wanders about until he befriends two young children. ...more about Nukie
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Glynis Johns scores a combined 0.4944 out of 4 stars for Dear Brigitte0.4944
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own. ...more about Dear Brigitte
  • Not Available on DVD
33
All Mine to Give (1957)
No Reviews Available
This is a story based on fact that follows a husband and wife who emigrate from Scotland to Wisconsin in the 1850's. They work very hard and become welcome citizens of their new town, Eureka. They have six children. ...more about All Mine to Give
  • Not Available on DVD
34
Briggs Family, The (1940)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
35
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
36
Don't Just Stand There! (1968)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
37
Flesh & Blood (1950)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
38
Josephine and Men (1955)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
39
Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
40
Loser Takes All (1956)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
41
Mad About Men (1954)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
42
Mrs. Amworth (1975)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
43
Murder in the Family (1938)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
44
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
No Reviews Available
If Jack Griffith's wife doesn't like the color of a neighbor's house, he'll arrange for it to be a house of a different color. ...more about Papa's Delicate Condition
  • Not Available on DVD
45
Personal Affair (1953)
No Reviews Available
Barbara Vining (Glynis Johns), a teen-age girl in a small English town falls in love with her teacher Stephen Barlow (Leo Genn), who has no interest in her other than as a pupil and has done nothing to encourage her. ...more about Personal Affair
  • Not Available on DVD
46
Prison Without Bars (1938)
No Reviews Available
Suzanne, Renee, Nina and Marta all hate their prison and all the girls are trying to escape while Madame Appel just causes chaos throughout the whole film. ...more about Prison Without Bars
  • Not Available on DVD
47
Seekers, The (1954)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
48
South Riding (1938)
No Reviews Available
"Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance. ...more about South Riding
  • Not Available on DVD
49
Spider's Web, The (1960)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
50
State Secret (1950)
No Reviews Available
Dr. John Marlowe, an American surgeon, is contacted by the authorities of Vosnia, an Eastern European country. They ask him to operate on General Niva, the president dictator. The physician accepts the deal and performs the operation. ...more about State Secret
  • Not Available on DVD
51
Third Time Lucky (1948)
No Reviews Available
A gambler falls in love with a naive young girl. He thinks she is bringing him good luck. Then his main gambling rival arrives and he desires the girl as well ... ...more about Third Time Lucky
  • Not Available on DVD
52
This Man Is Mine (1946)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
53
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
54
Under Your Hat (1940)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD