Joan Ann Plowright was born on 29 October 1929 in Brigg, Lincolnshire. Her mother, Daisy, was a keen amateur actor and by the ...

Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was ...

One of the most acclaimed British performers of her generation, Plowright worked closely with her husband Laurence Olivier ...

British acting legend Dame Joan Plowright has died at 95. The actor, who was married to fellow acting great, Lord Laurence ...

Joan Plowright, an English actress whose marriage to celebrated actor-director Laurence Olivier conferred on her instant rank ...

A Tony Award winner in 1961 for Tony Richardson and George Devine’s A Taste of Honey and an Oscar nominee for Mike Newell’s ...

As 2025 unfolds, some of Hollywood’s beloved stars have died and are no longer with us, leaving behind legacies after their ...

Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she ...

Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright, one of the most notable British actresses of her generation, has died at 95.

LONDON -- Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who was one half of a theatrical power couple after marrying Laurence ...

Actor Joan Plowright helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and ...

Plowright won a Tony Award and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. She was awarded the title of dame by Queen Elizabeth II ...