Glynis Johns, the British actress best known for her role as Mrs. Winifred Banks in “Mary Poppins,” has died of natural causes, her publicist said. She was 100.
Johns starred alongside Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in the 1964 Academy Award-winning Disney film as the suffragette mother Mrs. Banks. She appeared in over 60 films, including, “While You Were Sleeping” and “The Sundowners,” which earned her an Oscar nomination.
In an eight-decade career spanning the stage and screen, Johns was also the recipient of a Drama Desk Award and received nominations for a Golden Globe and a Laurence Olivier Award. Glynis Johns received an Academy Award nomination in 1961 and won a Tony Award in 1973 for her performance in Stephen Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music‘
When she received the award for best actress in a musical at the 1973 Tony Awards presentation, she thanked the show’s “whole company” who “have given me back a joy that I had lost in the theater.”
Her manager, Mitch Clem, told Variety Johns died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles of natural causes.
“Glynis powered her way through life with intelligence, wit, and a love for performance, affecting millions of lives,” Clem said in a statement. “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,” he added. “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.”
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