Oscar-winning actress and former politician Glenda Jackson has 'died peacefully' after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent has confirmed on Thursday.
Jackson's agent Lionel Larner said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award winning actress and politician died peacefully at her home in Blackheath London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.
“She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”
The film star and former Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate was awarded the Oscar for best actress in 1970 for Women In Love and again three years later for A Touch Of Class – although she decided against attending the ceremony on either occasion.
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The double Oscar-winner gave up her career as an actress to focus on politics more than a quarter of a century ago and she served as a Labour MP for 23 years.
In 1992 she was elected as the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate and served as a junior transport minister from 1997 to 1999 during Sir Tony Blair’s government.
Jackson stood down as an MP at the 2015 general election and returned to acting.
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She won a Bafta for best actress in 2019 for her role in Elizabeth Is Missing, which followed the story of a woman suffering from dementia.
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