Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for creating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture Mary Poppins
In 2020, with the death of Olivia de Havilland, Johns became the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category.