2023-06-15 14:43:38
During the day of this Thursday, June 15, the death of the actress and former British Labor politician was reported Glenda Jacksonaged 87 at his home in Blackheath, South London
According to her agent, Lioner Larner, the 2-time Oscar-winning interpreter from the Hollywood Academy, died after a “brief illness” surrounded by her family.
Glenda Jackson, actress and former British politician, dies
Glenda Jacksonborn on May 9, 1936 in the town of Birkenhead, in the northwest of England, had recently finished filming “The Great Escaper”, a film in which she co-starred with British actor Michael Caine.
The British star won the Oscar to the best actress in 1970 for “Women in love” and three years later he won another statuette for “A touch of class”. She though she chose not to attend the ceremony on either occasion.
“Glenda Jacksonactress and politician, winner of two Academy Awards, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family by her side.
Despite his successful career, which also included two “Emmy” awards and a “Tony”, Jackson had admitted in his day that he never had a particular interest in the glamor that surrounded the world of cinema.
His life as a politician
After a difficult childhood, Jackson acknowledged in her day that she decided to pursue acting after her school failure, which left her with no other option than to start working at the age of 16.
Despite her success in her acting career, which saw her play Queen Elizabeth I in a BBC miniseries, Jackson gave up acting to go into politics.
In 1992 she was elected Member of Parliament for the London constituency of Hampstead & Highgate and came to serve as Head of Transport between 1997 and 1999, under the first term of former Prime Minister Tony Blair (in power between 1997 and 2007).
Jackson had just finished filming “The Great Escaper” alongside Michael Caine, whom he last starred with 48 years ago in “The Romantic Englishwoman.”
His new film tells the story, inspired by true events, of a World War II veteran who escaped from his nursing home in Hove, East Sussex (south-east England), to attend a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the landing in France.
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