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Glenda Jackson passes away

Glenda Jackson passes away

Two-time Oscar-winning actress and former Labor MP Glenda Jackson has died aged 87, according to her agent. In a statement, Lionel Larner said: "Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after suffering from an illness." 

The actress also starred as Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC drama Elizabeth R. 

Politics was always important and the actress gave up acting to join the House of Commons as a Labor MP for North London from 1992 to 2015. 

She later returned to the screen again and won a Bafta for her comeback role in the TV drama Elizabeth Is Missing in 2020. 

Before falling ill, Jackson finished filming "The Great Escaper" in which he starred with Michael Caine.

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