Glenda Jackson, an accomplished actor who also served as a politician, passed away at 87. On June 15, a representative for the celebrity revealed that Jackson had “died peacefully this morning at her home in Blackheath, London, after a brief illness with her family by her side.”
Jackson rose to fame after acting in the 1969 romantic drama “Women in Love,” which brought her the Best Actress prize at the Oscars in 1971. She won her second Best Actress Oscar four years later for her performance as Vickie Allessio in Melvin Frank’s “A Touch of Glass.” Jackson received numerous other honors and prizes throughout her long acting career, including an Emmy, a BAFTA, and a Tony.
Jackson was a successful actress in addition to being a skilled politician. Jackson represented the Labour Party in the House of Commons elections after leaving the movie industry in 1992. Jackson thought there were some parallels between acting and politics despite their differences.
