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

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

In Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Joan and her famous friends discussed her husband, Lord Laurence Olivier, ageing, and their experiences in acting. Dame Joan Plowright recounted how her agent had told ...

Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at a New York hotel in 1999. Suzanne Plunkett/AP, file Share LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence ...

Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades ...

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.'s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was 95.

Dame Joan Plowright recounted how her agent had told her he would find her a part “(Dame) Judi Dench hasn’t got her paws on” while reminiscing with famous friends in a BBC film. Documentary ...

Oscar nominee Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95, her family said today. The British actress, who was married to Lord Laurence Olivier, was known for her Golden Globe award-winning ...

Dame Joan Plowright took a playful swipe at friend and fellow actor Dame Judi Dench in a clip from Tea with the Dames. The video resurfaced following the announcement that the award-winning actor and ...