The British actress died surrounded by her loved ones at Denville Hall in England, her family said in a statement.
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.
One of the UK’s most celebrated stage and screen stars, and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died aged 95. View on euronews
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, 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,
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.