Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP
Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after “a brief illness” at her home in Blackheath, south-east London.
In a statement, her 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.”
