Acting
Joan Plowright
- Titles
- 62movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 2009, busiest in 1994 and 1996 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Drowning by Numbers82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Family Dynamics6.1average 4.8
- Melancholy5.8average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.4
- Adrenaline3.6, average 4.9
- Violence3.0, average 4.2
- Tech & Humanity0.8, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 5
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Melancholy 4
- Character Study 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Period Drama 3
- Lighthearted 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Laurence OlivierActorUncle Vanya, The Entertainer, Daphne Laureola, The Merchant of Venice, Three Sisters, +1 more- HHugh WhitemoreWriterJane Eyre, Daphne Laureola, A Dedicated Man
Stuart BurgeDirectorUncle Vanya, The Importance of Being Earnest, The House of Bernarda Alba
Franco ZeffirelliDirectorJane Eyre, Tea with Mussolini, Callas Forever
Eugene LevyActorCurious George, Bringing Down the House
Jim BroadbentActorWidows' Peak, Enchanted April
William HurtActorI Love You to Death, Jane Eyre- LLouise PurnellActorThe Merchant of Venice, Three Sisters
Armin Mueller-StahlActorA Pyromaniac's Love Story, Avalon
Mary-Louise ParkerActorThe Spiderwick Chronicles, A Place for Annie
Pippa HinchleyActorThe Dressmaker, And a Nightingale Sang
Colin BlakelyActorEquus, The Birthday Party
Movies and TV shows
692000s
15 titles · average score 54
as Marjorie Blake
as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
as Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
as Beatrice Fairfield
as Mrs. Palfrey
as Sophie
as Mrs. Virginia Arness
as Sarah Keller
as Lady Foxley
as Martha Sowerby
as Phoebe Harkness
as Baylene (voice)
1990s
25 titles · average score 57
as Mary Wallace
as Jeanne Vertefeuille
as Bea Johnson
as Mrs. Fairfax
as Nanny
as Françoise's Grandmother
as Grandma
as Mrs. Doyle-Counihan
as Dorothy
as Martha Wilson
as Mrs. Monro
as Nadja
1980s
13 titles · average score 59
as Cissie Colpitts
as Nellie
as Lady Bracknell
as Meg Bowles
as Mrs. McConnahay
TV show · as Mrs. Monro
TV show · as Meg / Lady Bracknell
as Norma Bates
as Phyllis Grimshaw
as Edith
as Edith Frank-Holländer
1970s
7 titles · average score 65
as Lady Pitts
as Dora Strang
TV show · as Lady Pitts / Rosa
as Portia
as Masha
as Viola
1960s
4 titles · average score 64
TV show
TV show · as Lisa
as Sonya
as Jean Rice
1950s
5 titles · average score 68
as Agnes Cole
TV show · as Arlette Le Boeuf
as A Young Actress /Pip
TV show · as Dorothy / Mrs. Yeobright
TV show · as Adriana / Phoebe