Glynis Johns Dies: ‘Mary Poppins’ Star & Oldest Living Oscar Acting Nominee Was 100

Glynis Johns, most known for playing the high-spirited Mrs. Winifred Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins, has died. She was 100 years old.

Johns’ publicist, Mitch Clem, told ABC Eyewitness News that the legendary actor died of natural causes on Thursday, January 4.

Before she played the suffragette in the 1964 Julie Andrews classic, Johns starred in another Disney film called The Sword and the Rose. She was named a Disney Legend in 1998 alongside Mary Poppins co-star Dick Van Dyke (Andrews was named one in 1991). With the death of Betty White in 2021, Johns became the oldest living Disney Legend. With the death of Olivia de Havilland in 2020, she became the oldest living Oscar nominee for acting.

Johns was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Sundowners in 1961. In 1963, she received a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for her performance in The Chapman Report.

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