DAME Joan Plowright was married to one of the most renowned actors of all time — Lawrence Olivier. Joan sadly passed away surrounded by her family on January 16, 2025. A family statement said:

Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench,​ Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith​, Joan Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.

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.

Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 95.

The renowned British actress Joan Plowright, who was married to the stage legend Laurence Olivier for 28 years, died on Thursday aged 95. She passed in her native England, her daughter said, at a retirement home for actors in the country’s south.

She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.(Suzanne Plunkett / AP) LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize ...

Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier ... was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. Plowright and her late husband, Olivier, made an impact on ...

Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to ... She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. From the 1950s to the ...

Joan Plowright, known for her performance in Three Sisters, Avalon and Bringing Down the House, was made Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the ... She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Plowright racked up dozens of stage ...

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