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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 Ann Plowright was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England on Oct. 28, 1929. She appeared in amateur theater productions as a child, and won an amateur theater prize at age 15 and after high ...
Joan Ann Plowright was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, on October 28, 1929. Her father was editor of the Scunthorpe and Frodingham Gazette.
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 ...
The esteem in which Plowright was held in London was evident with the news that theaters across the West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in her honor. Born Joan Ann Plowright in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, her mother ran an amateur drama group and Plowright was involved in the theater from age 3.
Plowright, who was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004, continued to act until 2014 — landing roles in 1999’s Tea With Mussolini opposite Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith, voicing ...
In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day, surrounded by her loved ones. “She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire,” the family said. Plowright appeared in plays by John Osborne, Shelagh Delaney and Arnold Wesker.
Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.