Glenda Jackson, two-time Oscar-winning actor and former British politician, dies at 87, her agent says
“Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, 87, died peacefully at her home in London this morning after a short illness with her family by her side,” her agent Lionel Larner confirmed to CNN on Thursday. “She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.
She made a bid to become mayor of London in 2000, but lost out to independent candidate Ken Livingstone. She never achieved high-ranking roles in politics but became known for her fearlessness. Jackson fell out with Blair as he took Britain to war in Iraq, and was a bitter opponent of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, memorably criticizing her on the day of her funeral in 2013. “The first prime minister of female gender, ok. But a woman? Not on my terms,” she said.
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