Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.
DAME Joan Plowright was married to one of the most renowned actors of all time — Lawrence Olivier. Joan sadly passed away surrounded by her family on January 16, 2025. A family statement said:
Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench,​ Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith​, Joan Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.
The renowned British actress Joan Plowright, who was married to the stage legend Laurence Olivier for 28 years, died on Thursday aged 95. She passed in her native England, her daughter said, at a retirement home for actors in the country’s south.
Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 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, celebrated Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actress and widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. Plowright’s death was confirmed by her family in a statement to the BBC on Friday,
LONDON -- Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who was one half of a theatrical power couple after marrying Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, surrounded by her loved ones.
Joan Plowright, known for her performance in Three Sisters, Avalon and Bringing Down the House, was made Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.
Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.
The British actress died surrounded by her loved ones at Denville Hall in England, her family said in a statement.
She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. From the 1950s to the ... face and in my heart for everybody.” FILE - Actor Laurence Olivier, center, with his wife Joan Plowright, left ...