Glenda Jackson
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| Glenda Jackson CBE MP |
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| Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Highgate |
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| In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Finsberg |
| Majority | 3,729 (9.8%) |
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| Born | 9 May 1936 Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Hodges (1958-1976) |
Glenda May Jackson[1], CBE (born on May 9, 1936, in Birkenhead, England) is an English actress turned politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC series Elizabeth R in 1971.
Life and career[change | change source]
Glenda Jackson studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She began her acting career in 1957. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she remained for four years.
After a few bit parts in movies, she got her first major role in Marat/Sade in 1966. In 1969, she appeared in Ken Russell's movie version of D.H. Lawrence's novel Women in Love. For this part, she won the Academy Award for best actress.[2] The next year, she appeared in another Ken Russell's movie The Music Lovers.
Other notable movies have included; Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Mary Queen of Scots (1971), A Touch of Class (1973), which won her a second Academy Award for best actress, The Romantic Englishwoman (1975), Hedda (1975), Incredible Sarah (1976), Stevie (1978), etc.
She also appeared to great acclaim on BBC television in Elizabeth R, a six parts serie on the life of Queen Elizabeth I of England, which is thought by many as the most scholarly version.
Jackson retired from acting in 1992 and turned to politics. She entered the House of Commons as a Labour Member of ParliamentMP. She was married to Roy Hodges from 1958 to 1976, with whom she had a son, Daniel (born in 1969).
In August 2017, Burberry, a London-based luxury fashion house recruited Glenda Jackson to model the iconic trench and revealed the inspiration for its next London Fashion Week show.[3][4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Glenda Jackson: The Best Actress Who Walked Away" (in en-US). EW.com. 2016-02-01. http://ew.com/article/2016/02/01/glenda-jackson-best-actress-who-walked-away/.
- ↑ "Clip of the Oscar telecast when Glenda Jackson won the Oscar" (in en). the DataLounge. https://www.datalounge.com/thread/9271901-clip-of-the-oscar-telecast-when-glenda-jackson-won-the-oscar.
- ↑ "Glenda Jackson's Stunning Burberry Campaign Is Giving Us Life" (in en-GB). HuffPost UK. 2017-08-31. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/burberry-glenda-jackson_uk_59a7e26ae4b010ca289a71a6.
- ↑ Holt, Bethan (2017-08-29). "Burberry recruits Glenda Jackson to model the iconic trench and reveals the inspiration for its next London Fashion Week show" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/london-fashion-week/burberry-recruits-glenda-jackson-model-iconic-trench-reveals/.
