Mary Poppins actress Glynis Johns dies aged 100

Actress Glynis Johns in has died at the age of 100 (PA)

Actress Glynis Johns, most known for her role as Mrs Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins, has died at the age of 100, her manager confirmed.

Johns, who won a Tony Award in 1973 for playing Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, starred opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie where she played Winifred Banks, the suffragette mother of the children in need of a nanny.