Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.

The British actress, who was married to the legendary actor and director Lord Laurence Olivier, died surrounded by her loved ones at Denville Hall in England, her family said in a statement. “She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre,

Joan Plowright, the British actress who was celebrated for her long career in theatre and film but who was often overshadowed by her fame as the third and last wife of Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire.

Dame Joan won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award in an illustrious career spanning more than six decades

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Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey, Tea with Mussolini and Enchanted April.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations ...

In Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Joan and her famous friends discussed her husband, Lord Laurence Olivier ... meet up with friends Dame Judi, Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Eileen Atkins, to discuss ...

Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar ...

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations ...

Oscar-nominated UK actress Joan Plowright, a legend of stage and screen and wife of the great actor Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95, her family said Friday.