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Diana Rigg, best known for her starring role as Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s and commanding character Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game Of Thrones, died on Thursday at her home in England. She was 82.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentGlenda Jackson, who segued from a successful actress — Oscars for “Women in Love” and “A Touch of Class” and two Emmys for “Elizabeth R” — into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.’s House of Commons, has died. She was 87.  Jackson died after a brief illness at her home in London, her agent Lionel Larner said. “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. She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner said in a statement. Aside from her prize-winning roles, Jackson gave terrific performances in such films as 1967’s “Marat/Sade” (as Charlotte Corday), “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (1971, as a member of a bisexual love triangle) and on TV in “The Patricia Neal Story,” a 1981 work about that actress’s stroke and recovery with husband Roald Dahl. A defining role in Jackson’s career was Queen Elizabeth I in the six-episode 1971 TV miniseries “Elizabeth R,” in which the character aged from teenage girl to old woman. She also played Elizabeth in the film “Mary, Queen of Scots,” opposite Vanessa Redgrave, that same year.

BBC News her agent Lionel Larner said she passed away after a brief illness.He added: “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.“She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”Jackson became an international star in the 1970s, winning Academy Awards for the 1969 film Women In Love and 1973’s A Touch of Class.She also famously starred as Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC drama Elizabeth R from 1971.Jackson gave up acting to join the House of Commons as a Labour MP in north London from 1992 to 2015 before she later returned to acting, winning a Bafta for her comeback role in the TV drama Elizabeth Is Missing in 2020.This is a breaking news story, check back for further updates.

Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at age 87.

Veteran actress and former politician Glenda Jackson has "died peacefully" after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent has confirmed.The screen star and former Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate won the Oscar for best actress in 1970 for Women In Love and again three years later for A Touch Of Class – although opted not to attend the ceremony on either occasion. Her agent Lionel Larner said in a statement on Thursday 15 June: "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.

asked the thespian if she ever missed acting during her stint in politics.Jackson replied, “Acting only exists when you’re doing it. If you’re not doing it, there’s nothing to miss.”Her agent Lionel Larner confirmed the actress’s passing in a statement.

Glenda Jackson, the double Oscar-winning British actress, and former Labour MP, has died. She was 87.

Glenda Jackson, who earned the Triple Crown of acting during her career, has died at age 87. She died Thursday at her home in London after a short illness, according to her agent, Lionel Larner. He also said she had recently completed filming "The Great Escaper," co-starring with 90-year-old Michael Caine, with whom she had previously starred with in 1975’s "The Romantic Englishwoman." Caine said it was "as wonderful an experience this time as it was 50 years ago," when the two last worked together.

Glenda Jackson, who won Academy Awards for Women In Love and A Touch of Class, has passed away at 87.