Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright, who was one half of a ... She was awarded the title of dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Plowright racked up dozens ...

The family home of Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright is for sale with Tlc Estate Agents for £2 million. Sir Laurence Olivier was one of Britain’s most acclaimed actors, best known for his ...

Joan Plowright, the distinguished actress of the post-war British stage whose considerable skill as a performer was at times eclipsed by her fame as the third and last wife of Laurence Olivier ...

Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, was one of Britain's finest stage actresses - and later found fame on the cinema screen, although she largely preferred stage work. The Tony and Golden Globe ...

Dame Joan Plowright recounted how her agent had told her he would find her a part “(Dame) Judi Dench hasn’t got her paws on” while reminiscing with famous friends in a BBC film. Documentary ...

Plowright always rated her Saint Joan at London's Old Vic theatre in 1963 as her finest work. "That is the sort of part that all young women want to play," she told the BBC in 2018.

Plowright was married to Olivier from 1961 to his death in 1989, working closely with the UK icon at the National Theatre, which he set up. She was made a Dame in the 2004 New Year Honour’s list.