‘Mary Poppins’ Actress Glynis Johns Dead at 100

Actress Glynis Johns, well-known for her position as Mrs. Banks within the 1964 traditional “Mary Poppins,” has died … TMZ can verify.

The British actress handed away of pure causes at an assisted dwelling house in L.A., her supervisor Mitch Clem confirmed to us Thursday … including she’ll be buried subsequent to her father within the UK.

Mitch paid tribute to Glynis in an emotional assertion: “Glynis powered her means via life with intelligence, wit, and a love for efficiency, affecting hundreds of thousands of lives. She entered my life early in my profession and set a really excessive bar on learn how to navigate this business with grace, class, and fact. Your personal fact. Her mild shined very brightly for 100 years.

He added, “She had a wit that could stop you in your tracks powered by a heart that loved deeply and purely. 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.”

Glynis was born in South Africa, however her household settled in England, the place she labored as an actress for 20 years earlier than scoring a starring position in Disney’s adaptation of P.L. Travers‘ “Mary Poppins” novels.

Throughout the remainder of her 8-decade profession on display and stage, she earned a Tony for her position as Desiree Armfeldt within the authentic Broadway manufacturing of Stephen Sondheim‘s “A Little Night Music” … the place she sang “Send in the Clowns.” Sondheim wrote the track particularly for Glynis to carry out.

Her position within the 1960 movie “The Sundowners” earned her an Oscar nom … and was simply considered one of greater than 60 movies she starred in, together with “While You Were Sleeping.”

Glynis’ TV credit embody “Murder, She Wrote,” “Cheers” and “The Love Boat.” Her remaining onscreen look got here in 1999’s “Superstar” … the place she performed Grandma.

Glynis celebrated her a centesimal birthday in October … quipping that she did not really feel any completely different after turning the milestone age — including that she appeared good for each age.

She’s survived by her son, Gareth, who she had along with her ex-husband Anthony Forwood.