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Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar winner who renounced a successful film and stage career in her 50s to become a member of the British Parliament, th

EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar-winning British actors last acted together 47 years ago. Ms Jackson died at her home in Blackheath, south-east London , after a brief illness, her agent said yesterday.

Glenda Jackson, who segued from an Oscar-winning actress into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.'s House of Commons, has died.

Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP

The actress performed in TV, films and on stage before moving to serve as a Labour MP for 23 years.

Oscar-winning British actress Glenda Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 87, played powerful female roles before abandoning stage and screen for a career in politics where she was unafraid to speak truth to power.

Actor Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who won acclaim for playing an English queen but later served as a socialist politician in the British parliament for 23 years, has died. She was 87.

From Women in Love to Sunday Bloody Sunday, we celebrate the film and TV career of Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87: the only MP with two Oscars to her name.

Oscar-winning British actress Glenda Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 87, played powerful female roles before abandoning stage and screen for a career in politics where she was unafraid to speak truth to power.

LONDON (Reuters) -Actor Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who later served as a socialist politician in the British parliament for 23 years, has died. She was 87.