British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday, June 15, at the age of 87, prompting tributes from the worlds of entertainment and politics. | AFP
Her agent Lionel Larner said she “died peacefully at her home in Blackheath London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.”“She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” he added.
“It was a privilege to work with her on ‘The Great Escaper’ recently, our second film together,” he said.Jackson won the Best Actress Oscar in 1970 for her leading performance in Ken Russell’s film adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s novel “Women in Love”. She developed a distinguished career in theatre, which included time with the Royal Shakespeare Company working under legendary director Peter Brook.
Jackson stepped down as an MP in 2015, and returned to the stage after an absence of 23 years for a rare gender-swapping role in a London production of “King Lear” in 2016. Alastair Campbell, Labour’s influential press chief during the Blair government, called her “one of the finest actresses of our lifetime.
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