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Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier [1] (née Plowright; 28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Awards , an Olivier Award , and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award ...
Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, died on Thursday. She was 95. Plowright was a prominent actress of stage and screen in ...
Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades ...
British acting legend Dame Joan Plowright has died at 95. The actor, who was married to fellow acting great, Lord Laurence Oliver from 1961 to his death in 1989, "died peacefully on Jan. 16, 2025 ...
A year later, she co-starred with her future husband Olivier in the original London production of Osborne’s “The Entertainer.” She played Olivier’s daughter in the work and the two reunited for the 1960 film adaptation. By then, Plowright's marriage to British actor Roger Cage had ended, as had Olivier’s 20-year union with Vivien Leigh.
Joan Plowright and Sir Lawrence Olivier at the christening of their daughter Tamsin in 1963 [Getty Images] In 1957, she co-starred with Sir Laurence Olivier in a production of John Osborne's play ...
The Right Honourable The Lord Olivier OM Olivier in 1972 Born Laurence Kerr Olivier (1907-05-22) 22 May 1907 Dorking, Surrey, England Died 11 July 1989 (1989-07-11) (aged 82) Ashurst, West Sussex, England Alma mater Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art Occupations Actor director producer Spouses Jill Esmond (m. 1930; div. 1940) Vivien Leigh (m. 1940; div. 1960) Joan Plowright (m ...
LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day, surrounded by her loved ones.