Plowright made her film debut in an uncredited role in Moby Dick (1956). In 1957, Plowright co-starred with Sir Laurence Olivier in the original London production of John Osborne 's The Entertainer, taking over the role of Jean Rice from Dorothy Tutin when the play transferred from the Royal Court to the Palace Theatre.

Jan 17, 2025 · Following her London stage debut in 1954, Plowright became a member of the Royal Court Theatre in 1956 and gained recognition in dramas written by the so-called Angry Young Men, such as John Osborne, who were giving British theater a thorough airing-out.

Jan 17, 2025 · Two years later, they appeared together onstage in John Osborne’s comic drama “The Entertainer,” as a seedy song-and-dance man and his sympathetic daughter.

In 1957, Plowright first co-starred with her future husband Olivier in the Royal Court's production of Osborne's The Entertainer (1960) when she took over the role of Archie Rice's daughter Jean Rice when the play transferred to a commercial venue in the West End.

Jan 17, 2025 · In 1954, she made her London stage debut and became a member of the Royal Court Theatre two years later. Plowright gained recognition in dramas written by John Osborne. She worked with actors...

Jan 17, 2025 · In 1957, the renowned classical actor had surprised everyone by choosing to play the title role in John Osborne’s The Entertainer at the Royal Court, with Plowright – 22 years his junior ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Supremely dignified in later years, Plowright was nasal and squeaky when she first made an impression on movie audiences as the adoring granddaughter of Laurence Olivier's title character in John Osborne's The Entertainer in 1960.

Jan 17, 2025 · Following her London stage debut in 1954, Plowright became a member of the Royal Court Theatre in 1956 and gained recognition in dramas written by the so-called Angry …

Jan 17, 2025 · Joan Plowright, the celebrated British actor and wife of acting legend Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95. Her family announced on Friday that Plowright passed away the day before at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in …

Jan 17, 2025 · FILE - Laurence Olivier and English actress Joan Plowright in a scene from John Osborne's play, 'The Entertainer' which opened on Broadway on Feb. 4, 1958. AP