Glenda Jackson passed away this Thursday, at 87 years oldas reported by his agent: “Glenda Jackson, actress and politician, winner of two Academy Awards, died peacefully at her home this morning after an illness”. She is a versatile celebrity who shone in the film industry, and who after that decided to invest her time in the world of politics.
Glenda dropped out of school at the age of 16 to work in a chain of pharmacies, but she quickly moved into the world of the seventh art, where she also shone. She did it from the start debutando en 1963 con ‘This Sporting Live’but when he could play a role protagonist like that of ‘Women in love’managed to take his first Oscar.
An award that he achieved only four years later, in 1973with his leading role in ‘A touch of class’where she plays a divorced woman who gets involved with a married businessman.
The most curious thing is that, despite taking these two awards, the actress did not want to give any speech when she picked them up: “They tell me it’s like receiving an Olympic gold medalBut in this case I don’t think all runners are allowed to cover the same distance”. In fact, one of the statuettes ended up in the attic, while the other was given to his nephew.
As if that were not enough, Glenda chose to enter the world of politics, specifically as member of the UK Labor Party in 1992. With this, he became for 25 years the only member of the British Parliament history with an Oscar.
One of the privileged to win the “Triple Acting Crown”
He did not have a great impact in politics, and in 2016 he decided to get back on stage to play King Lear. And just two years later she took a Tony awardbecoming one of the privileged to win the “Triple crown of acting” after also taking the Emmy.
