Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP Michael Billington: Glenda Jackson was piercingly intelligent and unafraid to take risks Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after "a brief illness" at her home in London. In a statement, her agent, Lionel Larner, said: "Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died …
