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Pictured at an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Mary Poppins in Hollywood. Wire Image
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British actress Glynis Johns, best known for her role as Winifred Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins, died in January 2024 at the age of 100. Getty Images
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Actors David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Matthew Garber and Karen Dotrice in a scene from the movie Mary Poppins
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Glynis Johns made her film debut at the age of 15 as Midge Carne in the British drama film South Riding. Getty images
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Johns stared as a mermaid in the title role of the 1948 film Miranda. Getty Images
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Pictured with Jimmy Stewart in the 1965 film Dear Brigitte. Getty Images
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Onstage at the London's Royal Theatre, alongside Alex Barry Sinclair. Getty Images
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With Robert Newton during a script rehearsal on the set of The Beachcomber. PA
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With her third husband, David Foster. PA
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With the cast of 1951 film The Magic Box, with Richard Attenborough on the far left. PA
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With Douglas Fairbanks Jnr in the 1949 film The Great Manhunt. Getty Images
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As Princess Mary Tudor in the 1953 film, The Sword And The Rose. Getty Images
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With film director Ken Annakin and actress Lynn Redgrave at an evening honouring Annakin's career. File Photo
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As Helen Chambers, the mother of Shelley Long's character Diane Chambers in the hit US television show, Cheers. Getty Images
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Anna Lee, Johns, Maureen O'Hara and Donna and Ronald Neame at a Bafta event in Los Angeles in 2001. Getty Images
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Pictured at an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Mary Poppins in Hollywood. Wire Image
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British actress Glynis Johns, best known for her role as Winifred Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins, died in January 2024 at the age of 100. Getty Images
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Actors David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Matthew Garber and Karen Dotrice in a scene from the movie Mary Poppins
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Glynis Johns made her film debut at the age of 15 as Midge Carne in the British drama film South Riding. Getty images
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Johns stared as a mermaid in the title role of the 1948 film Miranda. Getty Images
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Pictured with Jimmy Stewart in the 1965 film Dear Brigitte. Getty Images
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Onstage at the London's Royal Theatre, alongside Alex Barry Sinclair. Getty Images
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With Robert Newton during a script rehearsal on the set of The Beachcomber. PA
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With her third husband, David Foster. PA
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With the cast of 1951 film The Magic Box, with Richard Attenborough on the far left. PA
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With Douglas Fairbanks Jnr in the 1949 film The Great Manhunt. Getty Images
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As Princess Mary Tudor in the 1953 film, The Sword And The Rose. Getty Images
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With film director Ken Annakin and actress Lynn Redgrave at an evening honouring Annakin's career. File Photo
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As Helen Chambers, the mother of Shelley Long's character Diane Chambers in the hit US television show, Cheers. Getty Images
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Anna Lee, Johns, Maureen O'Hara and Donna and Ronald Neame at a Bafta event in Los Angeles in 2001. Getty Images
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Pictured at an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Mary Poppins in Hollywood. Wire Image
Glynis Johns, who played Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, dies aged 100
Actress’s manager says death marks end of Hollywood's golden age
Gemma White
05 January, 2024
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