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rogerballard

(3,885 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 08:54 AM 15 hrs ago

Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95

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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Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95 (Original Post) rogerballard 15 hrs ago OP
Rest in Peace 😥🕯️ Oopsie Daisy 15 hrs ago #1
Enchanted April is one of my favorite movies. KatyaR 13 hrs ago #2
I have to agree... 2naSalit 12 hrs ago #3
RIP... 2naSalit 12 hrs ago #4

KatyaR

(3,542 posts)
2. Enchanted April is one of my favorite movies.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 11:14 AM
13 hrs ago

Between the performances and the setting, it's chef kiss.

2naSalit

(94,208 posts)
3. I have to agree...
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:12 PM
12 hrs ago

I saw it, I think, when I was in college and it has stayed with me all these years. I loved her part. I think I'll have to see if I can find it to watch again since it comes to mind about three or four times a year.

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