The actress, best known for her role as Mary Poppins’ suffragette mother Winifred Banks, died at the age of 100.

The manager of the British actress disclosed that she died on Thursday in Los Angeles after a career spanning more than sixty years.

She was a superb theater actor who also appeared in a number of films.

Mitch Clem, her manager, called her death a “sombre day for Hollywood” in a statement.

Mary Poppins, a famous 1964 Disney musical, starred Johns opposite Dame Julie Andrews.

Mr Clem, her manager, noted that her “light shone very brightly for 100 years.”

“Glynis powered her way through life with intelligence, wit, and a love for performance, affecting millions of lives,” he wrote in his obituary.

“Today is a sombre day for Hollywood. Not only do we mourn the passing of our dear Glynis, but we mourn the end of the golden age of Hollywood.”

In 1973, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Desiree Armfeldt in Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical A Little Night Music, in which she sang the song Send In The Clowns.

Johns received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners.

She had her own sitcom, Glynis, on US television in 1963 and had numerous television appearances thereafter.

Her final film role was in Will Ferrell’s 1999 comedy Superstar.

Johns was born in South Africa on October 5, 1923, while her Welsh parents were performing there. She was born into a show business family.