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Glenda Jackson has died. One of the finest British actresses of her generation, Jackson won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards. Fiercely political, she also served as a member of Parliament for decades.

Jackson died at her home in Blackheath, south-east London, her agent said.

Actor Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who won acclaim for playing an English queen but later served...

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

LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at age 87. Jackson’s agent Lionel Larner said she died Thursday at her home in London after a short illness. He said she […]

Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the novelist and the actor-politician.

Oscar-winning actress and Labour politician - who had a withering contempt for Hollywood - dies at 87.

The award-winning performer was also a politician

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

Ms. Jackson was a two-time Oscar winner who walked away from a successful acting career to become a member of the British Parliament, before then returning to the stage.