Supremely dignified in later years, Plowright was nasal and squeaky when she first made an impression on movie audiences as the adoring granddaughter of Laurence Olivier's ... wise with fellow acting legends Maggie Smith and Judi Dench in the TV ...

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize ... Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.

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.

Acting great Dame Joan Plowright, who was married to Laurence Oliver from 1961 to his death in 1989, 'died peacefully on Jan. 16' her family said in a statement on Friday, Jan. 17

Dame Joan Plowright, one of Britain's most celebrated stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier ... and appeared opposite Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith in the 1999 film Tea with Mussolini. More recently, she was famously seen ...

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

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was

As a child she wrote a fan letter to Laurence Olivier, after being enthralled by his title performance ... She and fellow screen veterans Dames Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Eileen Atkins appeared together in a one-off documentary in 2018, called Nothing ...

Oscar-nominated English actor Joan Plowright, acknowledged as one of the leading actors of her generation, has died at the age of 95, her family said on Friday.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.'s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died.

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.

Dame Joan Plowright, who was married to fellow acting legend Lord Laurence Olivier, died on January 16, 2025, surrounded by her family