What is Glynis Johns?
{{Infobox person | name = Glynis Johns | image = Glynis Johns - still.jpg | imagesize = | caption = circa 1952 | birth_name = Glynis Margaret Payne Johns | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|10|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Pretoria]], [[Union of South Africa]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|4|1923|10|5|df=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | years_active = 1923–1999 | occupation = Actress, dancer, pianist, singer | spouse = {{Plainlist| * {{marriage|[[Anthony Forwood]]|1942|1948|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[David Foster (Royal Navy officer)|David Foster]]|1952|1956|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Cecil Henderson|1960|1962|reason=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[Elliott Arnold]]|1964|1973|reason=divorced}} }} | children = [[Gareth Forwood]] }} '''Glynis Margaret Payne Johns''' (5 October 1923 &ndash; 4 January 2024) was a [[British people|British]] stage and movie [[actress]], [[dancer]], [[pianist]] and [[singer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Glynis-Johns.html |title=Glynis Johns Biography (1923-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-08}}</ref> She was the daughter of [[Welsh people|Welsh]] actor [[Mervyn Johns]]. She was best known for her role as Desiree Armfeldt in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' on Broadway. She won a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award]] for this role. She played Winifred Banks in [[Walt Disney]]'s musical motion picture box office smash, ''[[Mary Poppins (movie)|Mary Poppins]]''. On 5 October 2023, Glynis Johns [[centenarian|turned 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7.com/glynis-johns-mary-poppins-a-little-night-music-actress/13864387/|title=Actress Glynis Johns turns 100, reflects on career dating back to 1930s|website=ABC7.com|date=5 October 2023|first=George|last=Pennacchio|accessdate=6 October 2023}}</ref> She died three months later at a nursing home in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on 4 January 2024.<ref>[https://abc7.com/glynis-j