The actress Joan Plowright winner of two Golden Globes and a Tony Award, died at age 95 informed his family on Friday (17). The British made her screen debut in “Moby Dick” 1956, before gaining wider recognition in the 1960 film adaptation of “The Host” alongside Laurence Olivier, whom he later married.
During her long stage and film career, Plowright also received nominations for an Oscar, an Emmy and two Bafta Awards. Other films in which she starred include “A Dream of Spring”, “Tea with Mussolini”, “101 Dalmatians” and “Drowning in Numbers”. She retired from acting in 2014.
Plowright passed away peacefully on Thursday surrounded by her family, according to a family statement reported by the BBC and other British media outlets.
“She enjoyed a long and illustrious career in theater, film and TV for more than seven decades until blindness caused her to retire,” the statement said. “We are so proud of all Joan did and who she was as a loving and deeply inclusive human being.”
In a 2018 BBC documentary, Plowright recalled playing the character Beatie Bryant in the 1959 stage production “Roots” and the rare thrill of that era of being the female lead.
“Beatie is the center of attention, the center of the story, rather than being off to the side, part of the decor, part of the support,” Plowright said. “Women are absolutely at the center of this and it’s this feeling of euphoria, elation when you know you’re in charge.”
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