Glenda Jackson Dies: Two-Time Oscar Winner Was 87

Glenda Jackson, the two-time Best Actress Oscar winner and former British politician, has died. She was 87.

Her passing was confirmed by her agent, Lionel Larner, who said in a statement, “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.”