AWARD winning actress Glenda Jackson has passed away aged 87.
The talented star led an incredible life, and leaves behind an amazing legacy.
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Who was Glenda Jackson?
Born May 9, 1936, Glenda May Jackson was a British actress and former Labour party politician.
She studied on a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1954 before making her professional stage debut three years later.
Glenda initially retired from acting to stand for election in 1992 as an MP for Hampstead and Highgate and went on to become Junior Transport Minister under Tony Blair.
She announced she would step down in 2015 and is still the only member of the British parliament to win an Oscar.
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Glenda was awarded the CBE in the 1978 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
What awards did Glenda Jackson win?
All throughout her extensive career, Glenda won Academy Awards, Baftas, Primetime Emmy and a Tony Award.
She famously won two Oscars during her life.
In 2018 Glenda won the Tony award for Best Actress in 2018 for her role in the Edward Albee drama, Three Tall Women.
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She had previously been nominated for the same award four times.
Glenda received nominations for her roles in Macbeth in 1988, Strange Interlude in 1985, Rose in 1981, and Marat/Sade in 1965.
What films was Glenda Jackson in?
Glenda starred in many movies throughout her life.
Her biggest films include:
- Women in Love (1969)
- The Music Lovers (1970)
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
- A Touch of Class (1973)
- The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
- House Calls (1978)
- Hopscotch (1980)
- Turtle Diary (1986)
Was Glenda Jackson married and did she have children?
Glenda married theatre director and art dealer Roy Hodges in 1958 when she was 22.
The couple divorced after 18 years together in 1976.
They had one son together, newspaper columnist Dan Hodges.
How did Glenda Jackson die?
Glenda passed away aged 87 on June 15, 2023.
She died “after a brief illness” at her home in Blackheath, south-east London, her agent said.
In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, 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.”
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