{"id":63823,"date":"2024-01-04T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=63823"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:00:17","slug":"glynis-johns-who-played-mrs-banks-in-mary-poppins-dies-aged-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/04\/glynis-johns-who-played-mrs-banks-in-mary-poppins-dies-aged-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Glynis Johns, who played Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins, dies aged 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63825\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Glynis-Johns-star-quality.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Glynis-Johns-star-quality.webp 448w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Glynis-Johns-star-quality-222x300.webp 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>Glynis Johns, the British actress best known for her role as Mrs. Winifred Banks in &#8220;<em>Mary Poppins<\/em>,&#8221; has died of natural causes, her publicist said. She was 100.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63824\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Glynis-Johns-Poppins-bw.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Glynis-Johns-Poppins-bw.webp 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Glynis-Johns-Poppins-bw-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glynis Johns as Mrs. Winnifred Banks in &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; (1964)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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, &#8220;<em>While You Were Sleeping<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Sundowners<\/em>,&#8221; which earned her an Oscar nomination.<\/p><div id=\"morty-824531257\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>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&#8217;s &#8216;<em>A Little Night Music<\/em>&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>When she received the award for best actress in a musical at the 1973 Tony Awards presentation, she thanked the show\u2019s \u201cwhole company\u201d who \u201chave given me back a joy that I had lost in the theater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her manager, Mitch Clem, told Variety Johns died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles of natural causes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlynis powered her way through life with intelligence, wit, and a love for performance, affecting millions of lives,\u201d Clem said in a statement. \u201cShe 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.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3056242583\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;She had a wit that could stop you in your tracks powered by a heart that loved deeply and purely,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Today is a somber day for Hollywood. 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