Glynis Johns, the husky-voiced British actress most widely known for her role as a suffragette who reconnects with her children thanks to a magical nanny in the blockbuster 1964 musical movie 'Mary Poppins', has died at the age of 100.
finally, british actress glynis johns, who played mrs banks in the original mary poppins movie, has died at the age of 100. johns was a tony award winning stage and screen star who appeared in dozens of films over her 60 year career. she was best known for playing the suffragette mother in the 1964 musical, mary poppins. johns also introduced the world to the sondheim classic, send in the clowns, during the original broadway run of a little night music in the 1970s. in a statement, her manager said that in her passing we mourn the end of the golden age of hollywood. you re watching bbc news. i m helena humphrey, in washington dc. thanks for your company. remember there is plenty more news and analysis on our website or download our app. i ll be back at the top of the hour. dojoin me then.
finally: british actress glynis johns, who played mrs banks in the original mary poppins movie, has died at the age of 100. johns was a tony award winning stage and screen star who appeared in dozens of films over her 60 year career. she was best known for playing the suffragette mother in the 1964 musical mary poppins. johns also introduced the world to the sondheim classic send in the clowns, send in the clowns, during the original broadway run of a little night music in the 19705. in a statement, her manager said that in her passing: we mourn the end of the golden age of hollywood. today is a sombre day for hollywood. that s all for now, i m helena humphrey. i ll be back in 30 minute with more. stay with us here on bbc news.
in the 1964 film mary poppins has died at the age of 100. she appeared in dozens of films during a career spanning more than 60 years and was also an accomplished theatre performer. she memorably sang send in the clowns , which stephen sondheim wrote just for her, in her tony award winning performance in the original production of a little night music . she was also nominated for an academy award for her performance in the 1960 film the sundowners . britney spears has said she will never return to the music industry after rumours she was planning a return to the studio surfaced last week. the pop star was responding to claims in the us media that she was lining up songwriters for a tenth studio album. the bbc s azadeh moshiri has more. so we re clear, most of the news is trash. that s what britney said about us media reports that she s planning a musical comeback. not so, says britney.
Glynis Johns, the actress, who has died aged 100, rose to fame in the late 1940s and early 1950s in a series of film comedies; she became best-known for playing the suffragette mother Mrs Banks in the Walt Disney classic Mary Poppins, while on stage her distinctive, husky voice – described by one critic as sounding like “a princess who is turning into a frog” – was perfect for Send in the Clowns in A Little Night Music, the Broadway hit for which she won a Best Musical Actress Tony award.