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Glynis Johns (born October 5, 1923) is a British
stage and film actor|actress, dancer, pianist and
singer (notably of Send in the Clowns in Leonard
Bernstein|Bernstein's A Little Night Music).  

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. Her mother,
Alys Steele, was a concert pianist and her son,
Gareth Forwood, is an actor.

She made her film debut in 1938, in the movie
version of Winifred Holtby's novel, South Riding. 
In 1944 she appeared opposite her father in
Halfway House, and in 1948 starred as a mermaid in
Miranda (film).  She successfully made the
transition to Hollywood, appearing in The Court
Jester (1956) as Danny Kaye's love interest. 
Another of her best known film roles was that of
Mary Poppins#Mrs. Banks|Winifred Banks in Mary
Poppins (1964).

She has also appeared on television and on stage,
most memorably in Stephen Sondheim's musical, A
Little Night Music.  The song, Send in the Clowns,
was written with her in mind, and in 1973 she won
a Tony Award|Tony award for her role in the
musical.

Glynis Johns is an accomplished dancer, and was
actually qualified to teach ballet at the age of 
ten. She also is a trained pianist and singer.
Able to undertake any role and with a career
spanning seven decades, Glynis Johns is often
cited as the "complete actress".
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.

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.

==External links==

*http://glynisjohns.freehomepage.com/ Glynis
Johns-We Love You! - "A Tribute In Pictures".
*http://groups.msn.com/glynisjohnsphotogallery/sho
ebox.msnw Photo Gallery
*imdb name|id=0424318|name=Glynis Johns