Glenda Jackson Oscar-winning actress passed away at 87
New delhi. Yesteryear actress turned politician Glenda Jackson has passed away after a brief illness. She was 87.
In a public statement, her agent Lionel Larner said, “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress, and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.”
From gallivanting with Oliver Reed in ‘Women in Love’ to having a thriving political career with Britain’s leading left wing party Labour, Jackson had quite an eventful life.
Jackson had recently completed filming for the family drama ‘The Great Escaper’, in which co-starred with Michael Caine. The pair had starred in the 1975 romantic thriller ‘The Romantic Englishwoman’.
Jackson enjoyed a rather illustrious career. She was a two-time recipient of the Academy-Award for the 1970 romantic comedy ‘Women In Love’ and the 1973 romantic drama ‘A Touch Of Class’. She also bagged three Emmy Awards as well as a Tony Award. At the peak of her career, she took a break and turned to politics.
In 1992, she got elected as the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate. She became the juniour transport role Minister during Tony Blair’s tenure as Prime Minister and served in the post from 1997 to 1999.
In 2015, she announced her retirement from politics and went back to her first love-acting. Jackson received a BAFTA award for her brilliant portrayal of a Miss Marple-ish character Maud – an old lady with Alzheimer’s who tries to investigate the disappearance of her best friend in the 2019 television mystery drama ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’.
Some members of the Labour Party took to Twitter to mourn her demise. Labour MP Tulip Siddiq wrote, “Devastated to hear that my predecessor Glenda Jackson has died. A formidable politician, an amazing actress and a very supportive mentor to me. Hampstead and Kilburn will miss you Glenda.” Another MP Karl Turner tweeted, ““I am so very sorry to hear this news. When I was elected in 2010 my office was opposite Glenda in 1 Parliament Street. Glenda was always very supportive to me and provided great advice on occasion. True socialist.”
