Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns is regarded as one of the most beautiful women of all time and has been the subject of countless magazine covers and pin-up posters throughout her career. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester continued to act, making occasional film appearances such as the departing nanny in the opening scenes of Mary Poppins, and a sleuth in the 1976 Agatha Christie spoof, Murder by Death. She has been married four times, including a marriage to Anthony Forwood, father of her son Gareth and the former manager to Sir Dirk Bogarde. She continued to appear with her husband, for example in Rembrandt (1936), but never made a name as a female lead, mainly due to her lack of conventional beauty. Able to undertake any role and with a career spanning seven decades, Glynis Johns is often cited as the "complete actress". This and other appearances in British films helped her gain the title role in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). She also is a trained pianist and singer. Lanchester married Laughton in 1929, and one of her first screen appearances was opposite him in The Private Life of Henry VIII (as a highly comical Anne of Cleves).

Glynis Johns is an accomplished dancer, and was actually qualified to teach ballet at the age of ten. Her birth name was Elizabeth Sullivan. The song, "Send in the Clowns", was written with her in mind, and in 1973 she won a Tony award for her role in the musical. Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986), was a British-born American character actress, perhaps best-known as the long-suffering wife of Charles Laughton. She has also appeared on television and on stage, most memorably in Stephen Sondheim's musical, A Little Night Music. Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins.

Another of her best known film roles was that of Mrs. She successfully made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in The Court Jester (1956) as Danny Kaye's love interest. In 1944 she appeared opposite her father in Halfway House, and in 1948 starred as a mermaid in Miranda (film). She made her film debut in 1938, in the movie version of Winifred Holtby's novel, South Riding.

Her mother, Alys Steele, was a concert pianist and her son, Gareth Forwood, is an actor. She is the daughter of the actor, Mervyn Johns, and her roots are in west Wales, although she happened to be born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour there. Glynis Johns (born October 5, 1923) is a British stage and film actress and dancer.