Current:Home > FinanceMary Poppins Actress Glynis Johns Dead at 100 -Wealth Nexus Pro
Mary Poppins Actress Glynis Johns Dead at 100
View
Date:2025-04-19 10:35:29
Hollywood is mourning the loss of a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious actress.
Glynis Johns—who played Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins—died of natural causes at a Los Angeles assisted living home on Jan. 4, her manager Mitch Clem told NBC News. She was 100.
"Today's a sad day for Hollywood," Clem told the outlet. "She is the last of the last of old Hollywood."
Before appearing in the beloved 1964 Disney movie, Johns was widely recognized for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the 1962 movie The Chapman Report, which earned her a Golden Globe nod for Best Actress in a Drama.
While she's also known for her film roles in The Court Jester (1955), The Ref (1994) and While You Were Sleeping (1995), Johns additionally had a strong stage presence and starred in numerous theater productions.
The British star was part of the original cast of the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, for which Stephen Sondheim composed the song "Send in the Clowns" specifically for her voice.
"I've had other songs written for me, but nothing like that," Johns told the Associated Press in 1990, per NBC. "It's the greatest gift I've ever been given in the theater."
She ultimately the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Desiree Armfeldt.
"That's better than nothing, isn't it?" the singer quipped to ABC last year in honor of her 100th birthday. "I got applause for that [performance]. I loved doing it. I felt it."
Johns was married four times: to actor Anthony Forwood from 1942 to 1948; pilot David Foster from 1952 to 1956; businessman Cecil Henderson from 1960 to 1962 and writer Elliott Arnold from 1964 to 1980.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (235)
Related
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Frances Bean, daughter of Kurt Cobain, marries Riley Hawk, son of Tony Hawk
- Live updates | Israel’s bombardment in Gaza surges, reducing buildings to rubble
- 5,000 UAW members go on strike at Arlington Assembly Plant in Texas
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Is daylight saving time ending in 2023? What to know about proposed Sunshine Protection Act
- Ozempic for kids? Pharma manufactures test weight loss drugs for children as young as 6
- Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn’t blocked from bringing California charges, US attorney tells Congress
- A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
- International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds
Ranking
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Flights delayed and canceled at Houston’s Hobby Airport after 2 private jets clip wings on airfield
- Can the Latest $10 million in EPA Grants Make a Difference in Achieving Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals?
- Costa Rica investigating $6.1 million bank heist, the largest in national history
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- U.S. state Senator Jeff Wilson arrested in Hong Kong for having gun in carry-on bag
- Home Depot employee accused of embezzling $1.2 million from company, police say
- Maine formally requests waiver to let asylum seekers join the workforce
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with little to celebrate
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students is held on $8 million bail, authorities say
Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm
Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
The Walking Dead's Erik Jensen Diagnosed With Stage 4 Colon Cancer
Mother of Muslim boy stabbed to death in alleged hate crime issues 1st remarks
Russian parliament’s upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban