Award-winning actor Dame Joan Plowright, the widow of Lord Laurence Olivier, has died aged 95, her family has announced. A statement said: “It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan ...

Joan Plowright, considered one of Britain’s most celebrated actors, has died at the age of 95. The widow of Sir Laurence Olivier had a career span more than 60 years, which included an Oscar ...

She won a Tony, was nominated for an Oscar and was married to Laurence Olivier for nearly three decades. By Stephen Galloway Joan Plowright, the distinguished actress of the post-war British stage ...

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