Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, ...

The British actress, who was married to the legendary actor and director Lord Laurence Olivier, died surrounded by her loved ...

Joan Plowright, the British actress who was celebrated for her long career in theatre and film but who was often overshadowed ...

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

Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she ...

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and ...

Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey, ...

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.