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

The British actress, who was married to the legendary actor and director Lord Laurence Olivier, died surrounded by her loved ...

Joan Plowright, the British actress who was celebrated for her long career in theatre and film but who was often overshadowed ...

“I had Judi Dench and Maggie Smith... I could have shot the telephone ... winning two Oscars and working with fellow stars including Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud and Alan Bennett.

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

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and ...

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s ...