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rogerballard

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Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:54 AM Jan 2025

Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95 [View all]

Source: BBC

Dame Joan Plowright, one of Britain's most celebrated stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

Her career spanned 60 years and included an Oscar nomination for the 1991 film Enchanted April.

She married Olivier in 1961 after starring opposite him as his daughter in The Entertainer, and became a leading member of the National Theatre, which he set up.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyppre55gyo

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Rest in Peace 😥🕯️ Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #1
Enchanted April is one of my favorite movies. KatyaR Jan 2025 #2
I have to agree... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #3
RIP... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #4
RIP area51 Jan 2025 #5
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