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December 2011
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Glenda Jackson
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Jackson in July 2022
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In office
9 April 1992 ? 30 March 2015
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Preceded by
| Geoffrey Finsberg
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Succeeded by
| Tulip Siddiq
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Majority
| 3,729 (9.8%)
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Born
| Glenda May Jackson
(
1936-05-09
)
9 May 1936
Birkenhead
, Cheshire, England
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Died
| 15 June 2023
(2023-06-15)
(aged 87)
Blackheath, London
, England
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Nationality
| British
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Political party
| Labour
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Spouse(s)
| Roy Hodges
(
m.
1958;
div.
1976)
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Glenda May Jackson
[1]
CBE
(9 May 1936 ? 15 June 2023) was an
English
actress
turned
politician
. She is best known for her
portrayal
of
Queen Elizabeth I
in the
BBC
series
Elizabeth R
in 1971. She won the
Triple Crown of Acting
, meaning she was the winner of an
Oscar
,
Emmy
and
Tony Awards
.
Glenda Jackson studied at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
. She began her acting
career
in 1957. She joined the
Royal Shakespeare Company
, where she remained for four years.
After a few bit parts in
movies
, she got her first major role in
Marat/Sade
in 1966. In 1969, she appeared in
Ken Russell
's movie version of
D.H. Lawrence
's
novel
Women in Love
. For this part, she won the
Academy Award
for best actress.
[2]
The next year, she appeared in another Ken Russell's movie
The Music Lovers
.
Other notable movies have included;
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971),
Mary, Queen of Scots
(1971),
The Triple Echo
(1972),
A Touch of Class
(1973), which won her a second Academy Award for best actress,
The Romantic Englishwoman
(1975),
Hedda
(1975),
The Incredible Sarah
(1976),
Stevie
(1978),
Hopscotch
(1980) etc.
She also appeared to great
acclaim
on BBC television in
Elizabeth R
, a six parts series on the life of Queen
Elizabeth I of England
, which is thought by many as the most
scholarly
version.
Jackson
retired
from acting in 1992 and turned to
politics
. She entered the
House of Commons
as a
Labour
member of
Parliament
. She was married to Roy Hodges from 1958 to 1976, with whom she had a son, Daniel (born in 1969).
In August 2017, Burberry, a London-based luxury fashion house recruited Glenda Jackson to model the iconic trench and revealed the inspiration for its next London Fashion Week show.
[3]
[4]
On 15 June 2023, Jackson died at her home in
Blackheath, London
at the age of 87.
[5]
- ↑
"Glenda Jackson: The Best Actress Who Walked Away"
.
EW.com
. 2016-02-01
. Retrieved
2017-09-18
.
- ↑
"Clip of the Oscar telecast when Glenda Jackson won the Oscar"
.
the DataLounge
. Archived from
the original
on 2021-10-16
. Retrieved
2017-09-18
.
- ↑
"Glenda Jackson's Stunning Burberry Campaign Is Giving Us Life"
.
HuffPost UK
. 2017-08-31
. Retrieved
2017-09-18
.
- ↑
Holt, Bethan (2017-08-29).
"Burberry recruits Glenda Jackson to model the iconic trench and reveals the inspiration for its next London Fashion Week show"
.
The Telegraph
.
ISSN
0307-1235
. Retrieved
2017-09-18
.
- ↑
"Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson dies at 87"
. BBC News. 15 June 2023
. Retrieved
15 June
2023
.