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Glenda Jackson

British actress and politician
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Glenda Jackson (born May 9, 1936, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England—died June 15, 2023, London, England) was a British actress and Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons (1992–2015). As an actress on stage and screen, she was noted for her tense portrayals of complex women. The daughter of a bricklayer, Jackson quit school at age 16 to join an amateur theatre group and soon won a scholarship to the Royal Academy...

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