Karen Dotrice was shocked when she discovered that her co-star, Dick Van Dyke, had played this character in Disney's 'Mary ...

English actor Glynis Johns, who played the daffy suffragette mother Mrs. Banks in the classic film “Mary Poppins,” died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles, her manager Mitch Clem ...

I recently watched the Oscar-nominated film “Saving Mr. Banks,” which was about the making of the Disney movie “Mary Poppins.” I also watched the 40th anniversary edition of “Mary Poppins,” which my ...

In her decades-long career, Johns earned an Oscar nomination for the 1960 adventure film "The Sundowners," and won a Tony Award in 1973 for the Stephen Sondheim musical "A Little Night Music," which ...

And which cast member later won a Golden Globe for playing a similar character?

How stubborn was Walt Disney? He spent 26 years wheedling Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers to sell him the film rights to her book — call it determination or bullying. Travers thought he was a hack ...

Johns' manager, Mitch Clem, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the actress died of natural causes at an assisted living community in West Hollywood. Johns was the daughter of Mervyn Johns, whose ...