Actress Glynis Johns was 100 years old when she died.
Glynis Johns is remembered for the Maija Poppanen film, which appeared in 1963. PDO
British actress Glynis Johns has died at the age of 100, reports BBC. The actor’s manager confirms to the media that Johns died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday.
– He came into my life early in my career and set a very high standard for how to survive in this industry: with grace, style and truth. His light shone brightly for 100 years, the actor’s manager commented For Variety magazine.
According to the manager, Johns’ death is a huge loss.
– This is a dark day for Hollywood. Not only are we mourning the death of our beloved Glynis, we are mourning the end of Hollywood’s golden age.
Glynis Johns was born into an acting family. The British star’s own breakthrough took place in 1948. Photo from 2004. PDO
Many remember the British star best from the one that appeared in 1964 Mary Poppins from the movie. Johns played Vilma Pankki, an activist of the suffragette movement, in the Disney musical film. by Julia Andrews played by Maija Poppanen, is hired as a nanny to Panki’s family. The film was a huge success, as it won as many as five Oscars.
Johns was born in South Africa in October 1923. His father was a well-known actor Mervyn Johns. Johns mother, Alyce Steeleworked as a concert pianist.
Glynis Johns, on the other hand, got her breakthrough in 1948. During her career that lasted more than 60 years, the actress shined both in films and on the theater stage. Johns received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress The Sundowners from the movie in 1961. He won in the end Shirley Joneswho had acted by Richard Brooks directing A rogue preacherin the movie.
He had a successful role in a Broadway musical A Little Night Music. The actor praised by critics won the Tony Award in the theater industry in 1973 for his performance.
The last time the British star was seen on the big screen was in 1999 Superstarin the movie, in which they also starred Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.
After retiring, the actor moved to the United States. According to the BBC, Johns will be buried in Britain. The star’s final resting place is next to her father.