Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johnsis a retired Welsh stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer. She is best known for creating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture box office smash Mary Poppins. In both roles, she originated songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 October 1923
CityPretoria, South Africa
Relatives cannot help you in the studios," she says. "You stand or fall by your own efforts.