Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 95.

“It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95.

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died.

She was 95. Plowright’s family confirmed in a statement to the outlet that she died surrounded by her family at Denville Hall, the London retirement home for actors, on Jan. 16.

Her family said in a statement that she died surrounded by family at Denville Hall in London. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until ...

Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. Plowright’s passing was confirmed by her family in a ...

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was 95.

Obituaries | NPR Joan Plowright, acclaimed British actress and wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95 Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such ...

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She ...