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Dame Joan Plowright, Tony Award-winning British actor and widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench,​ Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith​, Joan Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.
Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95
Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire.
Joan Plowright, acclaimed British actress and wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey, Tea with Mussolini and Enchanted April.
Dame Joan Plowright: Acting star whose first love was theatre
Joan Ann Plowright was born on 29 October 1929 in Brigg, Lincolnshire. Her mother, Daisy, was a keen amateur actor and by the age of three, her daughter had taken to the stage. She went to Scunthorpe Grammar School before studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic.
Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dead at 95
The British actress died surrounded by her loved ones at Denville Hall in England, her family said in a statement.
Joan Plowright, award-winning ‘Enchanted April’ and ‘Stalin’ actor, dies at 95
Joan Plowright, the celebrated English actor whose career included the films 'Enchanted April,' 'The Entertainer' and 'Spiderwick Chronicles,' has died at 95.
Joan Plowright, Acting Legend of Stage and Screen and Laurence Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95
Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 95.
Award-winning acting legend Joan Plowright dead at 95
Plowright was part of an era of British acting that has included the likes of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Vanessa Redgrave. One of Plowright’s’ most recent projects was the documentary Tea with the Dames where alongside Smith and Dench she looked back on her career and joked that Dench had taken all the best roles.
Joan Plowright, Dame and Tony Award winner, dies at 95
Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright, one of the most notable British actresses of her generation, has died at 95.
Joan Plowright, Actress and Widow of Laurence Olivier, Dead at 95
British actress Joan Plowright has died. She was 95. Joan's family announced the award-winning star of stage and screen died surrounding by loved ones at her retirement home in England on Thursday. She was the widow of Laurence Olivier,
Joan Plowright, UK film and theater legend, dies at 95
Oscar-nominated English actor Joan Plowright, acknowledged as one of the leading actors of her generation, has died at the age of 95, her family said on Friday, Jan. 17. A star first in theater and later on screen,
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Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright dies at 95
LONDON — 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.
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