Glenda Jackson, who segued from a successful actress — Oscars for “Women in Love” and “A Touch of Class” and two Emmys for “Elizabeth R” — into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.’s House of ...

And by the end of the scene, everyone around you is kneeling. And here's my guest, Glenda Jackson, with actor Esmond Knight. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "ELIZABETH R") ESMOND KNIGHT: (As Bishop de Quadra) ...

LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at ...

Asked what her greatest or her best role was, Glenda Jackson’s reaction was usually a snort or a sigh. Was it Gudrun in “Women in Love” in 1969, blithely doing her amorous eurhythmics in front of a ...

Before paying tribute to the industry figures who died in the past year, a clip of the Russian opposition leader played as an introduction to the segment. By Julia Jacobs By Gabe Cohn “I had been ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today we're going to remember Glenda Jackson, who died June 15 at the age of 87. Jackson had two careers. She was an Oscar-winning actress who left acting to become ...