Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

Acting

Glenda May Jackson CBE (9 May 1936, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. She was one of the few artists to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her roles in Women in Love (1970) and A Touch of Class (1973). She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). Her other notable roles include Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Hedda (1975), The Incredible…

Filmography

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Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders ★ 10.0 Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders 2025 The Great Escaper ★ 6.6 The Great Escaper 2023 Mothering Sunday ★ 5.4 Mothering Sunday 2021 Mothers of the Revolution ★ 7.4 Mothers of the Revolution 2021 Elizabeth Is Missing ★ 7.3 Elizabeth Is Missing 2019 A Wave of Passion: The Life of Alexandra Kollontai ★ 9.0 A Wave of Passion: The Life of Alexandra Kollontai 1994 The Secret Life of Arnold Bax ★ 6.3 The Secret Life of Arnold Bax 1992 The House of Bernarda Alba The House of Bernarda Alba 1991 A Murder of Quality ★ 5.6 A Murder of Quality 1991 King of the Wind ★ 7.0 King of the Wind 1990 The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty ★ 10.0 The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty 1990 The Rainbow ★ 5.6 The Rainbow 1989 Doombeach ★ 7.5 Doombeach 1989 Salome's Last Dance ★ 6.2 Salome's Last Dance 1988 Strange Interlude ★ 7.0 Strange Interlude 1988 Beyond Therapy ★ 3.9 Beyond Therapy 1987 Business as Usual ★ 6.5 Business as Usual 1987 Turtle Diary ★ 6.3 Turtle Diary 1985 Sakharov ★ 7.5 Sakharov 1984 The Return of the Soldier ★ 6.3 The Return of the Soldier 1983 Giro City ★ 5.6 Giro City 1982 The Patricia Neal Story ★ 6.5 The Patricia Neal Story 1981 Hopscotch ★ 7.0 Hopscotch 1980 HealtH ★ 5.4 HealtH 1980 Lost and Found ★ 6.0 Lost and Found 1979 The Class Of Miss MacMichael ★ 5.2 The Class Of Miss MacMichael 1978 Stevie ★ 7.2 Stevie 1978 House Calls ★ 6.5 House Calls 1978 Nasty Habits ★ 5.0 Nasty Habits 1977 The Incredible Sarah ★ 5.6 The Incredible Sarah 1976 Hedda ★ 6.2 Hedda 1975 The Romantic Englishwoman ★ 5.4 The Romantic Englishwoman 1975 The Maids ★ 5.6 The Maids 1975 The Tempter ★ 5.3 The Tempter 1974 A Touch of Class ★ 6.1 A Touch of Class 1973 Bequest to the Nation ★ 6.5 Bequest to the Nation 1973 The Triple Echo ★ 5.8 The Triple Echo 1972 Mary, Queen of Scots ★ 6.7 Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 The Boy Friend ★ 6.5 The Boy Friend 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday ★ 6.6 Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 Elizabeth R ★ 7.5 Elizabeth R 1971 The Music Lovers ★ 6.5 The Music Lovers 1971 Women in Love ★ 6.6 Women in Love 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ★ 7.0 ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 Negatives ★ 6.1 Negatives 1968 Let's Murder Vivaldi ★ 9.0 Let's Murder Vivaldi 1968 Tell Me Lies ★ 6.4 Tell Me Lies 1968 Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To? ★ 10.0 Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To? 1967 Half Hour Story ★ 7.5 Half Hour Story 1967 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade ★ 6.1 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade 1967 Opus ★ 7.5 Opus 1967 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 National Geographic Specials ★ 7.1 National Geographic Specials 1965 Horror of Darkness Horror of Darkness 1965 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 This Sporting Life ★ 7.0 This Sporting Life 1963 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 The Extra Day ★ 7.1 The Extra Day 1956 Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story