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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.”
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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.
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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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