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Glynis Johns has sadly died.
The English actress, who played Mrs. Banks in the classic Mary Poppins, died Thursday (January 4) at the age of 100 at an assisted living home in Los Angeles, her manager Mitch Clem confirmed to Variety.
“Glynis powered her way through life with intelligence, wit, and a love for performance, affecting millions of lives. She entered my life early in my career and set a very high bar on how to navigate this industry with grace, class, and truth. Your own truth. Her light shined very brightly for 100 years. She had a wit that could stop you in your tracks powered by a heart that loved deeply and purely. Today is a somber day for Hollywood. Not only do we mourn the passing of our dear Glynis, but we mourn the end of the golden age of Hollywood,” her manager said in a statement.
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In addition to her work in Mary Poppins, she won a Tony for her role as Desiree Armfeldt in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, introducing the song “Send in the Clowns,” written for her by Sondheim. She was nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in 1960’s The Sundowners.
More recently she had appeared in American movies including 1994’s The Ref, and 1995 romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping.
Her final screen appearance came in Molly Shannon‘s Superstar, in which she played Grandma.
Glynis was married and divorced four times, to Anthony Forwood, David Ramsey Foster, Cecil Henderson and Elliot Arnold. She is survived by a son, Gareth, shared with Anthony. Our thoughts are with Glynis‘ loved ones at this difficult time.
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“Mary Poppins,” has died. She was 100. After a career spanning eight decades, Johns died Thursday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Hollywood, her manager, Mitch Clem, told the Hollywood Reporter.Born in South Africa in 1923, Johns had a theatrical family – her father, Mervyn Johns, was a Welsh actor, and her mother, Alyce Steele-Wareham, was an Australian-born concert pianist.
Glynis Johns, the actress who played Mrs. Winifred Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins, has sadly died at the age of 100. The star's publicist confirmed on Thursday 4 January that she died of natural causes.
Carmel Dagan Staff Writer English actress Glynis Johns, who played the daffy suffragette mother Mrs. Banks in the classic film “Mary Poppins,” died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles, her manager confirmed to The Washington Post. She was 100.