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Glenda May Jackson [ 1] CBE English actress turnedpolitician . She is best known for herportrayal ofQueen Elizabeth I in theBBC series Elizabeth R in 1971. She won theTriple Crown of Acting , meaning she was the winner of anOscar ,Emmy andTony Awards .
Glenda Jackson studied at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art . She began her actingcareer in 1957. She joined theRoyal Shakespeare Company , where she remained for four years.
After a few bit parts inmovies , she got her first major role inMarat/Sade in 1966. In 1969, she appeared inKen Russell 's movie version ofD.H. Lawrence 'snovel Women in Love Academy Award for best actress.[ 2] The Music Lovers
Other notable movies have included;Sunday Bloody Sunday Mary, Queen of Scots The Triple Echo A Touch of Class The Romantic Englishwoman Hedda The Incredible Sarah Stevie (1978),Hopscotch
She also appeared to greatacclaim on BBC television inElizabeth R , a six parts series on the life of QueenElizabeth I of England , which is thought by many as the mostscholarly version.
Jacksonretired from acting in 1992 and turned topolitics . She entered theHouse of Commons as aLabour member of Parliament . She was married to Roy Hodges from 1958 to 1976, with whom she had a son, Daniel (born in 1969).
In August 2017, Burberry, a London-based luxury fashion house recruited Glenda Jackson to model the iconic trench and revealed the inspiration for its next London Fashion Week show.[ 3] [ 4]
On 15 June 2023, Jackson died at her home inBlackheath, London at the age of 87.[ 5]
↑ "Glenda Jackson: The Best Actress Who Walked Away" .EW.com . 2016-02-01. Retrieved2017-09-18 .↑ "Clip of the Oscar telecast when Glenda Jackson won the Oscar" .the DataLounge . Archived fromthe original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved2017-09-18 .↑ "Glenda Jackson's Stunning Burberry Campaign Is Giving Us Life" .HuffPost UK . 2017-08-31. Retrieved2017-09-18 .↑ Holt, Bethan (2017-08-29)."Burberry recruits Glenda Jackson to model the iconic trench and reveals the inspiration for its next London Fashion Week show" .The Telegraph .ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved2017-09-18 . ↑ "Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson dies at 87" . BBC News. 15 June 2023. Retrieved15 June 2023 .
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