Glenda Jackson: Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP dies aged 87 after ‘brief illness’

Actress and former Labour MP, Glenda Jackson, has died at the age of 87. Her agent, Lionel Larner, who confirmed her death in a statement, said the Oscar-winner died following a ‘brief illness’.

The statement read: "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."