Article 6C71F Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87

Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87

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Claire Armitstead
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Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP

Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after a brief illness" at her home in London.

In a statement, her agent, Lionel Larner, said: Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side."

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