Actress and former UK politician Glenda Jackson has “died peacefully” after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent has confirmed
ACTRESS AND former UK politician Glenda Jackson has “died peacefully” after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent has confirmed.
The double Oscar-winner gave up acting for politics more than a quarter of a century ago and served as a Labour MP for 23 years. Jackson was elected as the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate in 1992, and served as a UK junior transport minister from 1997 to 1999 during Tony Blair’s government.Tagging Jackson’s son, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges, she wrote: “Very sad to hear of the death of Glenda Jackson.
Their new film tells the story, inspired by true events, of a Second World War veteran who escaped from his care home in Hove, East Sussex, to attend a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. After joining a friend at the YMCA amateur dramatics society while she was working at her local Boots store, she went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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