She can’t, she says. It’s the north versus the south. You sense her politics – traditional Labour, solidarity, feminism – was shaped by family and relationships. OK, then, I say; if your parents were still around, what do you think they would have been proudest of? Jackson has said in the past that she has never been involved in a nonviolent relationship. In 2011, she declared that she would not contest in the next election. “Well, I am!” she snaps in her best scouse. All rights reserved. Born in Lewisham, Hodges is the son of the actress and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson and her then husband Roy Hodges. “Yes. Glenda Jackson�appeared in the 1978 hit comedy 'House Calls.' “Anything I could have done that was legal to get Margaret Thatcher’s government out I was prepared to do. I never thought diplomacy was your bag. Glenda Jackson, 80, became a pinnacle of British excellence for her performance in BBC’s landmark 1971 series Elizabeth R, for which she won two Emmy Awards. Bequest to the Nation, where I played Emma Hamilton, I’m just ghastly in. You know, the golden rules.”, The word Jackson returns to again and again is transformative – whether about the arts or politics. She has been happily single for decades, and lives in the basement of Dan’s home with his family. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation. In 1969, she appeared in 'Women in Love,' which brought her an 'Academy Award' (her first) in the “Best Actress” category. Glenda Jackson was born in 1930s. The play was staged at the 'Nederlander Theatre,' ‘Broadway,’ in 1985. “The exclusive responsibility for arguing against the Iraq war or stating my opinion of Margaret Thatcher’s regime was mine … If there was a fallout, it was mine. “No, I didn’t think of myself as an idealist. Glenda Jackson. And if there is a high, it’s – what’s that thing they say about enjoying something in …”, “Thank you. Fine, she said, before deciding it was best to wait till the show was done and dusted. Above all things, they value their sense of security and stability. Glenda Jackson�made her film debut with a minor role in 'This Sporting Life' in 1963. “Oh yes, absolutely.” What’s her excuse? On the programme, the two-time Oscar … I mean, ut-ter-ly ridiculous. The curse of Steptoe and Son: how the sitcom ruined its star’s career. Glenda May Jackson was born on May 9, 1936, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. Glenda Jackson is small and slight, her face crumpled like an old £5 note. After 23 years away, Glenda Jackson, 82, the two-time Oscar winner who spent the last two decades as a member of Parliament, returned to acting. The same year, she played 'Queen Elizabeth I' in 'Mary, Queen of Scots.' 1976, one son) Son: Daniel (b. “I don’t really have favourites,” she says, brusquely. Jackson even does publicity her own way. ', She starred as 'Patricia Brittenham' in 'Lost and Found' in 1979. When she went into politics, she was expected to bring glamour to the Labour party. From acclaimed actress to respected MP (Member of Parliament), she is known for her high intelligence and meticulous approach to her work. Born: 9-May-1936 Birthplace: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. She went swimming, walking, even cut down on the fags in preparation. And who else would choose to celebrate her ninth decade by returning to the stage as raging King Lear, Shakespeare’s most gruelling part? Jackson reprised her stage role in her film debut Marat/Sade (1967). She looks around the salubrious tea rooms, marvelling at the decor in a manner that suggests she is not wholly enamoured. They are entirely different.” But a second later she isn’t so sure. “No, I’m not going to. The following year, she became a member of the 'Royal Shakespeare Company’ (RSC). Blimey, I say, how can you remember all this? She also served as a junior minister of transport. Jackson has always been her own woman. She then followed her passion for acting and went on to become one of the finest performers on stage and screen. On TV, she was known for her performances in 'Elizabeth R,' 'The Patricia Neal Story,' and 'Sakharov.' “They’re not entirely different …”, I interrupt. “I think my father was probably proudest of the honorary doctorates I got, and for my mother it would be that I went home with no holes in my shoes. After retiring from acting in 1992, she plunged into politics. Creative writers still don’t find women interesting. It’s what we do in the north!” When you’re working in a team producing something creative, you have to be prepared to be honest to get the best results, she says. In 2019, she reprised the role of 'King Lear' at the 'Cort Theatre.'. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images She essayed the role of stage actor Patricia Neal in the TV film 'The Patricia Neal Story,' also in 1981. You imagine she would be happier in a greasy spoon. There’s a shared responsibility.”. “Probably neither,” she says instantly. There isn’t a high. Cat Zoom lawyer shocked to become internet star 7. Glenda Jackson is one of Jonathan Ross’ star-studded line-up on tonight’s instalment of The Jonathan Ross Show. “No, let me dig my way into trying to answer your question.” And she really does go into battle with herself. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/glenda-jackson-38310.php, British Female Film & Theater Personalities, Celebrities Who Are Not In The Limelight Anymore, 21st Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century British Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century British Film & Theater Personalities, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series, Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. She also appeared as 'Lady Macbeth' in 'Macbeth' at the 'Mark Hellinger Theatre,' ‘Broadway.’. “Because she was so amazing. I tend to put my arms across me when I’m sat thinking, I bend forwards. She will be remembered for skewering Iain Duncan-Smith on welfare reform, damning Thatcher’s legacy in the Commons just after she died and, most of all, her sustained attack on her own leader and prime minister, Tony Blair, after the Iraq war. The complexity of Smith’s character allows Jackson to display a formidable range (social butterfly, depressive introvert, arrogant egotist, suffocating spinster, adoring niece, disdainful lover), often all in the one scene. But you’re Glenda Jackson? Glenda Jackson has come out fighting for Theresa May, saying she ‘loves’ the Prime Minister – while warning that Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour is ‘crazed’.. ', See the events in life of Glenda Jackson in Chronological Order. The 81-year-old former Labour MP and Oscar-winning actress praised the Prime Minister’s maturity in her ‘solitary’ role leading the country. “No, no, that’s not how it works! She began her acting career in 1957. In 1971, Glenda Jackson appeared as 'Antonina Miliukova' in 'The Music Lovers.' But as a backbench MP you don’t see them.”, Jackson was criticised for her poor attendance in parliament. Glenda Jackson on quitting as MP, playing Lear and return to Broadway. Gallery. She appeared as 'Rose' in the play 'Rose,' which was staged at the 'Duke of York's Theatre,' West End, London, and 'Cort Theatre,' Broadway, New York, U.S., in 1980 and 1981, respectively. “No different to the way he treated me before, because we’d hardly ever met.” What? I missed the humour, I missed the generosity, I missed the kind of acceptance that just takes people for what they are.” She also missed the camaraderie. Glenda Jackson is a British actor and politician. Was that valid? But the moment is passed. “Well, I couldn’t have done anything else, because of my consistent opposition to the Iraq war.”, How did he treat you after that? Discover what happened o… I’d never seen her in my life – short, with a fringe, hair below her ears, wearing a white blouse, a dark jumper, lisle stockings, a dirndl skirt …”. I’d been roped into doing one, and I was standing in the wings waiting to go on and do my stuff, and this little woman comes up to me. It was proof that politics can make life better for people; that a social dream can become a social reality by the power of government.”, Does she understand why people are so cynical about politicians now? She appeared as 'Charlotte' in the 1987 comedy 'Beyond Therapy.' Loads of protective curves.”. Husband: Roy Hodges (m. 1958, div. Glenda Jackson s'est par ailleurs confrontée à Vanessa Redgrave dans Marie Stuart, reine d'Écosse (Mary, Queen of Scots), sortant victorieuse de l'affrontement, aussi marquante dans le rôle de la reine vierge que Bette Davis en son temps. I don’t think I ever missed a three-line whip, but to hang about for a one- or two-line whip on something of utter irrelevance, I couldn’t understand the point of it. Are there enough roles around for her? When I mention Stevie, her face lights up. Glenda Jackson … They are hardly ever the dramatic engine, they are mostly an adjunct, and I find that very bizarre.”, I tell her she never answered me about which career gave her most satisfaction. ', In 1991, she was cast as 'Bernarda Alba' in the TV film 'The House of Bernarda Alba' (adapted from the play of the same name) and 'Christine Mannon' in 'Mourning Becomes Electra. “How low are we in the polls?” Would she define herself as a Corbyn supporter in any way? In 1978, Glenda was honored with the ‘Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.'. Though the movie did not fare well at the box office, her performance was highly appreciated by critics. I consider myself as a believer in what I regard as the Labour party’s basic principles, which have to do with equality and ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’. That year, she delivered the first of her many performances with Morecambe and Wise, as 'Cleopatra,' in a sketch comedy for the 'Morecambe and Wise Show' for the ‘BBC.’. Smith’s ambiguities mirror some of the ambiguities in Jackson herself. “Well, I think we all love The West Wing because that’s the way we wish politics was, but it isn’t. People born under the Taurus zodiac sign are often incredibly dedicated, reliable and dependable. Glenda Jackson and the Making of King Lear is on BBC Radio 4 on Christmas Day. News. And one of the big changes has been in the hours the House sat. “You tell me,” she shoots back. She refused to be part of 'The Devils,' which was released in 1971. I’m sitting here as a woman who, over 80 years, has had to learn how to be diplomatic.” You can’t go around saying just what you want to whom you want in politics, she says – least of all to your constituents. “That didn’t make any difference in parliament.” He wasn’t interested in you? In the end, did politics live up to her expectations? The responsibility in acting is not exclusively mine. I could not believe what she was doing to this country.”, Was it anger or idealism that drove her? But I think there’s still far too much antiquated discipline.”. Dates of Taurus are April 20 - May 20. Let me finish my story … which looked as though she’d woven it at home, ankle socks, sandals and a very good piece of Victorian jewellery at the neck of her blouse. Glenda Jackson zodiac sign is a Taurus. “I don’t have one. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC series Elizabeth R in 1971. “Since doing Lear I’m down to under 10 a day, except for my indulgence day – which was Sunday, when I allowed myself a couple more.”, Is this the start of the second half of her acting career? They have a son, Dan Hodges. She had a meaty part in the play 'US' in 1966. Nobody did scorn quite like Jackson. Her notable portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I on TV in 1971 also beat Dench’s effort by several decades. The following year, she appeared as 'Sister Alexandra' in the comedy 'Nasty Habits. Glenda married Roy Hodges in 1958. Features. She supported the 'Scottish National Party's campaign for an inquiry into the Iraq War. Glenda Jackson studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She secured two 'Primetime Emmy Awards' for the role. She has a wonderful facility with language – this could have been a monologue scripted by Alan Bennett. Now, after a three-decade hiatus, the … It was transformative for millions of people like me, you know – education, the health service. It’s not just like opening the door and saying: ‘Oh don’t deliver the milk tomorrow.’ It’s going to be bloody difficult.”, How does she think Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is doing? And who else would stick at it for 23 years, grafting away to little notable effect (apart from making a stonking enemy of Tony Blair)? education: West Kirby Grammar School, Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art. He worked briefly as Head of Communications … Glenda Jackson has said she ‘admires’ Theresa May – and claimed that Jeremy Corbyn is not an election winner. She played 'Anna Brangwen' in the 1989 movie 'The Rainbow' and 'Martha' in the play 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Doris Kruber' in an episode of the anthology comedy series 'Carol & Company' (titled 'Kruber Alert'), and as 'Mother Courage' in the play 'Mother Courage and Her Children. Having won two 'Oscars' and 'Primetime Emmy Awards,' along with a 'Tony Award,' she is one of the very few female actors to have attained the “Triple Crown of Acting.” Hailing from a humble background, she graduated school at the age of 16. In 1957, while at ‘RADA,’ Glenda made her theater debut with 'Separate Tables.' Life and career. In early 80s Michael Jackson befriended the Stein family which consisted of Glenda, Sam (her husband) and their two kids. Years later, she became quite famous and she absolutely loved it and milked it for all it was worth, for which I take my hat off to her.”, Jackson is transformed as she talks. The following year, she appeared in the movie 'Hopscotch' and the TV shows 'The Muppet Show' and 'The Morecambe and Wise Show.'. The following year, she played 'Yelena Bonner' in the TV film 'Sakharov' and 'Nina Leeds' in the play 'Strange Interlude' at the 'Duke of York's Theatre.' But equally I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. British actress Glenda Jackson collecting for Shelter, a charity which aims to end homelessness, at 10 Downing Street, London, 8th October 1971. In 2015, she quit active politics and returned to acting. The minute you’re elected, you’re responsible for your constituency; I had no office, I had no staff, I had no equipment. No.” In what way? As for her own protective curves: “I have lots. She could emasculate a leading man from 100 paces. Jackson was ambitious, determined to get a transfer from the medical counter to cosmetics. “I’ve never understood the fear thing.” Perhaps it’s the front you project, I say. “What, a woman playing Lear, been away for 25 years? Don’t be ab-surd. In 1954, Glenda Jackson earned a scholarship to the 'Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’ (RADA). “I still believe that we can come together, that there are values we do all share, but the journey to that is going to be bumpy. Glenda Jackson, the worldly wise Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, would appear to agree. She quit the post in 1999, to be nominated as the party representative for London's mayor. Is Stevie one of her favourite pieces of work? In 1982, she appeared in the movies 'The Return of the Soldier' and 'Giro City' and in London's 'Lyric Theatre' production 'Summit Conference.'. I missed them very much; it’s a very different kind of person. Glenda Jackson, 83, returns to screens for the first time in nearly 30 YEARS as she shoots scenes for new BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing in Scotland. “Oh, no. For the following 6 years, she appeared in repertory theater. Glenda did walk away from acting for years, though. I don’t know that politics itself disappointed me. Glenda Jackson’s zodiac sign is Taurus. She appeared as 'Lotte' in 'Big and Little' at the 'Vaudeville Theatre' in 1983. She was a regular at the Oscars before the Academy had even heard of Judi Dench (winning for Women in Love and A Touch of Class in 1971 and 1974 respectively). Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. The same year, she also appeared as 'Phedre' in the tragic play 'Phedre' at 'The Old Vic,' West End. I ask if anything in acting can beat taking on Blair in the Commons or helping a constituent in dire need. She was especially known for her tense portrayals of complex women, and she won Oscars for her … Jackson was five months pregnant when filming on Women in Love was completed. “Oh well, she was marvellous, wasn’t she? In 1990, she appeared as 'Queen Caroline' in 'King of the Wind,' as 'Dr. Glenda Jackson played 'Charlotte Corday' in the Peter Weiss's production 'Marat/Sade' and also appeared as 'Ophelia' in Peter Hall's 'Hamlet' in 1965. For so long that voice of people on the doorstep was ignored in this country, not just by one political party, but by all of them.” There is little to be positive about in the immediate future, she says, with Trump in the US and Brexit here. However, she failed to make the cut. Yes, they are retrospective. And I did a film about Sarah Bernhardt, I’m lousy in that.” Why were you so bad?” Because I didn’t believe in it, or because I couldn’t convince myself of its reality in some way.”, Interviewers have often said Jackson is scary – over the years they have called her cold, aloof, charmless, humourless. She said he “suffered from the insolence of office” (a quote from Hamlet), called for his resignation and even considered standing against him as a stalking horse. Jackson was born in Birkenhead to working-class parents – her father was a bricklayer, her mother a cleaner. He worked as a parliamentary researcher for his mother between 1992 and 1997, describing it as 'straight-forward nepotism', before working in public relations for the Road Haulage Association, GMBand the Freedom To Fly lobby group. And yet there was so much more to her than the icy temptress. “The other stuff that has been sent to me doesn’t interest me, so we’ll wait and see.” She is in discussions about transferring Lear to New York. If I could have been doing something in the constituency, that was obviously the priority.”, Following boundary changes that broke up her old Hampstead and Highgate seat, Jackson won Hampstead and Kilburn with the country’s second-smallest majority (42 votes) in 2010 and stood down in 2015. Two-time Oscar winner, former Labour Party MP, and all-around firebrand Glenda Jackson has never been one to stand down. Who else would walk out on Hollywood in her prime to become a backbench member of parliament? That is one of the really shocking things that hasn’t changed in my 25 years of being out of it. In 1992, she retired from movies to become a ‘Labour Party’ MP of Hampstead and Highgate. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Morfydd Clark interview: Her performances have critics in raptures. She asks what I mean. Toward the end of 1968, she appeared in 'Negatives.' Her comical role in the romantic comedy 'A Touch of Class' earned her the 'Academy Award' (her second) for the “Best Actress” in 1974. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). I told her I would love to interview her for Lear. Her performance in Ken Russell's Women in Love (1969) earned her an Academy Award for best actress. She attended the 'West Kirby Grammar School' West Kirby, Merseyside, England. Having won two 'Oscars' and 'Primetime Emmy Awards,' along with a 'Tony Award,' she is one of the very few female actors to have attained the “Triple Crown of Acting.” Hailing from a humble background, she graduated school at the age of 16. Glenda Jackson has been praised on her TV return after 27 years away, ... Steve Irwin's son wins award for bushfire image 6. So only now, two months after critics unanimously acclaimed her Lear, and a couple of weeks after the run finished, is she ready to promote it. She was beautiful (all bobbed hair, high cheekbones and flushed lips), with astonishing diction and an unfeasible capacity for depicting cruelty. Glenda Jackson won another Oscar for playing Vicki Alessio, a feminist, in A Touch Of Class. British actress Glenda Jackson with her mother Joan Jackson, her husband Roy Hodges, her son Dan Hodges, and the Oscar which she won for her role as Gudrun in 'Women in Love', UK, 27th May 1971. Glenda Jackson: ‘I don’t think of myself as an idealist.’ ... She has one son, the political columnist Dan Hodges, from her marriage to Roy Hodges, whom she divorced in 1976. In 1976, she essayed the role of 'Sarah Bernhardt' in the dramatization of Sarah's acting career, 'The Incredible Sarah.' What they were interested in was how often were you prepared to open your mouth and say this is the wrong thing to do, and I was prepared to open my mouth at the drop a hat to say this was the wrong thing to do. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. I mean, I’m perfectly prepared to say the horrible things I did which easily spring to mind. She said: ‘I’m Stevie Smith.’ I said: ‘Oh, hello,’ never having heard her name in my life before, and she goes on to the stage and does Not Waving But Drowning, and I think: ‘Who the fuck are you?’ And I dashed out to the bookshops the next day and there wasn’t a single one of her books in print. Until the 1997 general election, she served as a shadow transport minister. In 1985, she returned to movies after a 3-year gap, appearing in 'Turtle Diary' (as 'Neaera Duncan’). Few in modern British history have come as far or achieved as much from humble beginnings as Glenda Jackson has. Glenda May Jackson: Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (1) Few in modern British history have come as far or achieved as much from humble beginnings as Glenda Jackson has. “My life was transformed by the Labour government of 1945. The same year, she played 'Cleopatra' in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the 'Aldwych Theatre. She contested in the 1992 general election and became a member of parliament (MP), representing the 'Labour Party' from the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate. “I don’t think it is. She portrayed the lead character in the play 'Hedda Gabler,' with the ‘RSC.’ In 1975, she reprised the role in the play's film adaptation and earned another 'Oscar’ nomination. Glenda May Jackson CBE (born on 9 May 1936) is an English actress turned politician. Jackson did anything but. She didn’t wangle that one, but she did end up at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Glenda Jackson�is the eldest of her parents' four daughters. As a Labour MP, she skewered her leader, Tony Blair. Last modified on Fri 24 Nov 2017 22.55 EST. He was educated at Edge Hill College where he studied English Literature and Comms between 1987-90. I found him marvellous to work with, always cheerful, used to talk to everybody, wrote me a very sweet letter when I didn’t stand at the last election. Wed 14 Dec 2016 13.41 EST Glenda Jackson, British actress and Labour Party politician who had a successful stage and screen career before serving in the House of Commons (1992–2015). It was when I was with the RSC and they had this programme doing a mixture of poetry and jazz on Sunday evenings. In 2010, she became an MP again. She shaved her head to portray 'Queen Elizabeth I' in the ‘BBC's TV serial 'Elizabeth R' in 1971. She left school at 15 and worked at Boots. Come off it, I say – you must be able to think of films you’ve loved and hated? “They are not analogous. She has one son, the political columnist Dan Hodges, from her marriage to Roy Hodges, whom she divorced in 1976. As an Oscar-winning actor, she could emasculate her leading men. It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. One of my favourite performances is in a small 70s film called Stevie about the poet Stevie Smith. From acclaimed actress to respected MP (Member of Parliament), she is known for her high intelligence and meticulous approach to her work. Looking back at … “Oh, I see, yeah! Her mother, Joan Jackson, worked in shops and as a domestic help. “Yes, as a person. Blimey, I say, disappointed. “But, you know, I’d seen my friend Nuria Espert do it in Spain and she said: ‘Why don’t you do it?’ and I said: ‘Don’t be ri-dic-ulous.’” More whiplash. I’m not talking about shared responsibility, I say. She looks out of place amid the glitz of London’s Langham hotel – she smokes and swears like a trooper and, at 80, she is as single-minded as ever. She was appointed as the parliamentary under-secretary of state for transport, with the additional responsibility for transport in London, in the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair. Glenda Jackson est une actrice hors norme à l'époque où elle faisait ses débuts, époque marquée par la morale victorienne : on se souvient de son étreinte avec Oliver Reed dans « Love », ou de l'audace de son trio amoureux avec Peter Finch et Murray Head dans « Un dimanche comme les autres » , scènes sensuelles et charnelles d'un cinéma. Well, I say, you can be pretty abrupt – at Blackheath station, she shouted out after me that I was a “patronising git” …, She laughs. The following year, she was featured in two movies, 'Business as Usual' and 'Salome's Last Dance.' Glenda Jackson is a British actor and politician. But the structures of politics did, certainly. It was six months before I had an office, which I shared with somebody. In a candid interview, Tony nominee Glenda Jackson talks to Tim Teeman about why she hates awards, Labour’s anti-Semitism row, Jeremy Corbyn’s election chances, and her mortality. She reprised the role in the play's movie adaptation, 'Tell Me Lies,' in 1968. In 2015, she returned to acting. Two years later, she appeared as 'A' in 'Three Tall Women.' Did you miss acting? Never in a million years would I have voted for him, though.”, Even though Jackson never achieved high rank, she was a fearless politician. Her father, Harry Jackson, was initially a bricklayer and later became a building contractor. ', After her portrayal of 'Harriet Cohen' in the 1992 TV film 'The Secret Life of Arnold Bax,' she took an almost 23-year-long sabbatical to actively participate in politics.She returned to the stage in 2016 and created history by appearing as 'King Lear' in the play 'King Lear' at 'The Old Vic.' “Oh, I could certainly do that,” she says. at the 'Doolittle Theatre' in Los Angeles, California, U.S. “Oh God, no. I wrote back to him saying my only regret was that, as I was no longer a member of parliament, I could not nominate him for the leadership, which I would have done, because I was a firm believer that we always had to have a left-of-centre candidate. Jackson, Glenda (1936– ) British actress and politician. “I couldn’t make up my mind whether it was arrogance or just insanity,” she says. “I expect people to say to me: ‘What the fuck d’you think you’re doing?’ Not that I would ever say that to anybody, but that’s what you’re looking for; there is that shared sense of responsibility.”. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. “The curious thing is that it was like I’d never been away. What I’m talking about is what gave you the most satisfaction; the biggest high. In 2013, after the death of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, she sharply criticized her politics. Glenda Jackson, Actress: Women in Love. They had a son, Dan Hodges (born 1969), who is now a newspaper columnist and former Labour Party adviser and commentator. British actress and Labour Party politician Glenda Jackson with husband Roy Hodges and son Dan at Heathrow Airpot, London, UK, 24th March 1971. She stood as a Labour candidate at the 1992 General Election , and served as an MP until 2015. A few months ago, soon after it was announced that she would return to the stage for the first time in 25 years to play Lear, I saw her outside Blackheath station in south London trying to convince people to stay in the EU. Her portrayal of 'Alex Greville' in 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' earned her the 'BAFTA Award' in the “Best Actress” category and an 'Academy Award' nomination in 1972. Jackson was married to Roy Hodges from 1958 until their divorce in 1976. In 2003, she began opposing Blair's policies related to higher education and the war on Iraq. What took her into politics? She did not wear makeup or play the celebrity, and settled down to the nitty-gritty of life as a constituency MP. Some of her most notable movies are 'Women in Love,' 'Sunday Bloody Sunday,' 'A Touch of Class,' and 'Hedda.' No, she says, she’s not playing that game. During her teenage years, she performed at the 'Townswomen's Guild' drama group and worked with 'Boots UK Limited.'. They only starting sitting at two in the afternoon, even though you started work at nine, so those changes have come in, which I think are very valid. I met her, you know. After her acclaimed King Lear, is she back to command the theatre world again? I mean, it was absolutely de rigueur that you would go to work at 9am and still be there at three the following morning, for no good reason. Adapted by Andrea Gibb from Emma Healey’s novel of the same name, Elizabeth Is Missing is yet another astonishing showcase for two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson.

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