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Not afraid to embrace difficult material, by the early 1970s Jackson was established as the most emotionally intelligent female actor of her generation

She just wrapped a movie with 90-year-old Michael Caine.

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer, had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen.

Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson has died at age 87. In addition to her acting career, she served in the U.K.'s parliament for two decades.

Glenda Jackson, prolific actress of the sexual revolution of the 70s and former British politician, passed away peacefully

Remembering the remarkable life of Glenda Jackson, the Oscar-winning British actress turned MP.

Glenda Jackson, beyond any argument one of the greatest actresses of her generation, was notorious as theatres most serious-minded performer, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.

“I had been prepared to be awed, intimidated, even terrified,” Ben Brantley writes of meeting the actress in person five years ago.

New York Times: Jackson walked away from a successful acting career to enter Parliament.