LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.‘s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II ...

Plowright won a Tony Award and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. She was awarded the title of dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuters) — British actor Joan Plowright, winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, has died aged 95, her family said on Friday. Plowright made her on-screen debut in 1956’s “Moby Dick” before gaining wider recognition in the 1960 film adaptation of “The Entertainer” alongside Laurence Olivier, whom she later married.

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.‘s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said ...

LONDON -- Acclaimed British actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

Joan Plowright, one of the celebrated British actresses, died on January 16 aged 95, confirms family. She was an acclaimed actress whose career spanned over six decades. She was known for giving memorable roles in movies like The Entertainer,

Joan Plowright, considered one of Britain’s most celebrated actors, has died at the age of 95. The widow of Sir Laurence Olivier had a career span more than 60 years, which included an Oscar nomination for 1991′s “Enchanted April.

A Tony Award winner in 1961 for Tony Richardson and George Devine’s A Taste of Honey and an Oscar nominee for Mike Newell’s Enchanted April (1991), Plowright belonged to a celebrated group of British actresses (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith among them) who came into their own in the 1960s and ’70s.

Dame Joan Plowright, iconic British actress, and National Theatre pioneer, dies at 95, leaving a legacy across six decades of screen.

Joan Plowright is survived by three children, whom she shared with her late husband, Laurence Olivier. Learn more about them here.