Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey, Tea with Mussolini and Enchanted April.

LONDON -- Acclaimed British actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

LOS ANGELES — Joan Plowright, the English actor whose decadeslong career included an Oscar-nominated turn in “Enchanted April” and films “The Entertainer” and “Stalin,” has died. The actor died Thursday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, her family said Friday in a statement to the Associated Press. She was 95.

Joan Plowright, a veteran stage-and-screen actor who won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy, died on

Dame Joan Plowright, the acclaimed British actress and widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95, her family has announced. The actress passed away peacefully on January 16 2025, surrounded by her family at Denville Hall.

Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.  Read Mor

Her family announced on Friday that Plowright passed away the day before at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, with her loved ones by her side. "She

The star, also well-known to EastEnders fans for her stint as Marge Green, died at Denville Hall actors' home in West London, after complications caused by emphysema. Miss Coombs, who never ...

The actress, known as a fearsome battleaxe with a foghorn voice, died after a long illness at Denville Hall Nursing Home for aged actors in Northwood, West London. Miss Mount achieved fame in the ...

Oscar-nominated English actor Joan Plowright, acknowledged as one of the leading actors of her generation, has died at the age of 95, her family said on Friday, Jan. 17. A star first in theater and later on screen,

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the UK’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II,