Farewell to iconic British actress Glenda Jackson. She won two Oscars for the film Women in Love and in 1974 for A touch of class, she died at the age of 89
The world of entertainment says goodbye to the English actress Glenda Jackson. Disappeared aged 89; she captivated the general public and brought along well two Oscar winnersfor movies; Women in love in 1971, e A touch of class, in 1974.
A woman also active in the political field, in 1992 she left the big screen to devote herself to politics, becoming a member of the House of Commons for the Labor Party. Her death announced yesterday on Thursday saw an iconic figure and presence in the art field die following a long illness.
Glenda Jackson: from cinema to politics. The farewell of a star
Glenda Jackson born in 1936 in Birkenhead near Liverpool, daughter of a family of humble workers; she took her first steps into the world of acting as a teenager. She moved to London in 1954 to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; she made her entry into the world of entertainment and art, with Terence Rattigan’s play Separate Tables. In 1956 she also made her debut in the cinema, in the film The Extra Day.
Member of the Royal Shakespeare Company; Glenda Jackson also worked with director Peter Brook on many plays during her career, such as Peter Weiss’ Marat / Sade as Charlotte Corday; role then also found in the cinema obtaining the acclaim of the public. She won two Academy Awards in 1971 and 1974 for Women in love and for A touch of class; decides to abandon and say goodbye to the screens in 1992, actively dedicating himself to political life as a member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn, until 2015.
Only after 25 years of absence from the scene; he decides to return to acting in the role of King Lear at the Old Vic in London, and in 2018 to cross the New York scene again after thirty years of absence. She winner of two Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe; Glenda Jackson leaves a great void that cannot be filled in the artistic world of theater and cinema.
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