Oscar and Emmy Winner and Former Member of Parliament Glenda Jackson Has Died
By Joseph AllenJun. 15 2023, Published 11:05 a.m. ET
News lately broke that Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who also served as a member of the Labour celebration in the U.Okay. parliament, had died on the age of 87. Glenda had one of the more storied and sundry careers in the history of famous person, which naturally made many of us thinking about the details surrounding her death.
Glenda won both of her Oscars within the Nineteen Seventies, and added a pair of Emmys to her award victories as smartly. Now, her many lovers wish to know what her cause of death was.
What was Glenda Jackson's cause of death?
Glenda's death was announced through her agent Lionel Larner, who released a observation offering some limited information about the instances.
"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,” the statement read. "Today we misplaced one of the arena's largest actresses and I've lost a absolute best good friend of over fifty years."
The statement doesn't detail any specific cause of death, so anything past a "transient sickness" remains a mystery. Of course, at the age of 87, a generally weakened immune system can make the body more prone to illness in general.
We may never know the exact cause of Glenda's death, but what is clear from both looking at her biography and at the many tributes that have come pouring in since the news broke is that she will be missed.
Double Oscar-winning actress and former UK Labour MP Glenda Jackson dies aged 87 after brief illness, agent says https://t.co/LF5RWAwJc9
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 15, 2023Glenda was a successful actor for several decades.
Glenda won her Oscars for Women in Love and A Touch of Class, and after several decades as a full-time performer, she decided to shift her career away from acting and toward politics. Glenda became a Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate in the 1992 election, and her political career lasted for several decades until she retired in 2015.
More recently, Glenda had returned to the world of acting, and reports suggest that she had just finished filming a movie called The Great Escaper alongside Michael Caine. In 2018, she won a Tony Award for her performance in Three Tall Women, proving that she had not lost a beat since the 1970s. In both the acting world and the political realm, those who knew Glenda expressed their sorrow at the news of her death.
Devastated to hear that my predecessor Glenda Jackson has died. A formidable politician, an amazing actress and a very supportive mentor to me. Hampstead and Kilburn will miss you Glenda. pic.twitter.com/X7JzgrzLDR
— Tulip Siddiq (@TulipSiddiq) June 15, 2023 Source: Twitter/@TulipSiddiq"Devastated to hear that my predecessor Glenda Jackson has died," Tulip Siddiq, the women who succeeded her as MP for Hampstead and Highgate, wrote on Twitter. "A powerful flesh presser, an amazing actress and an overly supportive mentor to me. Hampstead and Kilburn will omit you Glenda."
"The now sadly late Glenda Jackson received her first Oscar for her tremendous efficiency in Ken Russell’s Women in Love (1969). She truly was a vastly talented, clever & charismatic Actress," Michael Warburton added. Glenda had legendary careers that spanned two utterly distinct realms, and she might be remembered for her work in both of them.
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