JOAN PLOWRIGHT (Baylene) lends a vocal quality of disarming dignity to this stately dinosaur whose bold spirit surfaces when Aladar needs her help the most.
Acknowledged as one of the finest stage actresses of her generation, Plowright was the daughter of a newspaper editor who was encouraged by her mother to pursue her acting career. She first garnered attention as a member of the Royal Court Theatre in such productions as "The Crucible" and "The Constant Wife." In 1957, she landed a role in the acclaimed "The Entertainer" and went on to repeat that role on Broadway (1958) and on film (1960). For her performance in "A Taste of Honey," she received a 1961 Tony Award. From there she went on to star in "St. Joan," "The Merchant of Venice" and "Filumena." By the end of the '80s, as her film work increased, she made fewer stage appearances.
Her first significant film role was in the thriller "Time Without Pity." Other film credits include "Equus," "Brimstone and Treacle" and "Drowning By Numbers." In 1990, she appeared in "I Love You to Death" and in Barry Levinson's "Avalon." She went on to appear in "Enchanted April," "Dennis the Menace," "Widow's Peak," a remake of "Jane Eyre" and "Tea with Mussolini" (both directed by Franco Zeffirelli) and Disney's live-action version of "101 Dalmatians."
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