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Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

Glenda May Jackson CBE (9 May 1936, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. She was one of the few artists to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her roles in Women in Love (1970) and A Touch of Class (1973). She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). Her other notable roles include Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Hedda (1975), The Incredible Sarah (1976) and Hopscotch (1980). She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Elizabeth I in the BBC series Elizabeth R (1971). She received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her role in Elizabeth Is Missing (2019). Jackson studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She made her Broadway debut in Marat/Sade (1966). She received five Laurence Olivier Award nominations for her West End roles in Stevie (1977), Antony and Cleopatra (1979), Rose (1980), Strange Interlude (1984) and King Lear (2016), the later being her first role after a 25 year absence from acting, which she reprised on Broadway in 2019. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in the revival of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women (2018). Jackson took a hiatus from acting to take on a career in politics from 1992 to 2015, and was elected as the Labour Party MP for Hampstead and Highgate in the 1992 general election. She served as a junior transport minister from 1997 to 1999 during the government of Tony Blair, later becoming critical of Blair. After constituency boundary changes, she represented Hampstead and Kilburn from 2010. At the 2010 general election, her majority of 42 votes, confirmed after a recount, was the narrowest of that parliament. Jackson stood down at the 2015 general election and returned to acting.

Known for

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
2025 • Archive
The Great Escaper
The Great Escaper
2023 • Irene Jordan
Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday
2021 • Jane (Older)
Mothers of the Revolution
Mothers of the Revolution
2021 • Narrator (voice)
Elizabeth Is Missing
Elizabeth Is Missing
2019 • Maud Palmer Horsham
Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2017 • Self
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012 • Self
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Full filmography

The Great Escaper
The Great Escaper
2023 • Irene Jordan
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Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday
2021 • Jane (Older)
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Mothers of the Revolution
Mothers of the Revolution
2021 • Narrator (voice)
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Elizabeth Is Missing
Elizabeth Is Missing
2019 • Maud Palmer Horsham
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Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Best of Morecambe and Wise
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001 • Self (archive footage)
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A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
1991 • Alisa Brimley
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King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990 • Queen Caroline
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The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty
The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty
1990 • Glitch the Witch (voice)
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The Rainbow
The Rainbow
1989 • Anna Brangwen
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Doombeach
Doombeach
1989 • Miss Ricketts
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Salome's Last Dance
Salome's Last Dance
1988 • Herodias / Lady Alice
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Beyond Therapy
Beyond Therapy
1987 • Charlotte
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Business as Usual
Business as Usual
1987 • Babs Flynn
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Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary
1985 • Neaera Duncan
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Sakharov
Sakharov
1984 • Yelena Bonner
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Giro City
Giro City
1982 • Sophie
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Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland
1982 • Self - Co-Host
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The Patricia Neal Story
The Patricia Neal Story
1981 • Patricia Neal
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Hopscotch
Hopscotch
1980 • Isobel
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HealtH
HealtH
1980 • Isabella Garnell
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Stevie
Stevie
1978 • Stevie Smith
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House Calls
House Calls
1978 • Ann Atkinson
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Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits
1977 • Sister Alexandra
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The Incredible Sarah
The Incredible Sarah
1976 • Sarah Bernhardt
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Hedda
Hedda
1975 • Hedda
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The Maids
The Maids
1975 • Solange
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The Tempter
The Tempter
1974 • Sister Geraldine
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A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class
1973 • Vicki Allessio
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Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation
1973 • Lady Hamilton
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The Triple Echo
The Triple Echo
1972 • Alice Charlesworth
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971 • Queen Elizabeth
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The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 • Rita Monroe
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 • Alex Greville
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The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers
1971 • Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova
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Women in Love
Women in Love
1969 • Gudrun Brangwen
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Negatives
Negatives
1968 • Vivien
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Tell Me Lies
Tell Me Lies
1968 • Glenda
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Marat/Sade
Marat/Sade
1967 • Charlotte Corday
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Opus
Opus
1967 • Charlotte Corday (Marat/Sade)
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This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963 • Singer at Party (uncredited)
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The Extra Day
The Extra Day
1956 • Extra (uncredited)
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