Glenda Jackson

Jackson, who died June 15, won Oscars for her performances in the 1969 movie Women in Love and the 1973 comedy A Touch of Class. She was elected to Parliament in 1992. Originally broadcast in 2019.

Shakespeare's King Lear is one of the most challenging and prestigious roles in theater — and one that's traditionally played by a man. But now a new production of King Lear on Broadway stars Glenda Jackson in its title role. The British actor, who is 82, is fine with the gender bending casting. She recently returned to acting after 23 years away, when she served as a Member of Parliament.

'Elizabeth Is Missing' is a new television film on PBS' Masterpiece channel that stars Glenda Jackson as a woman battling dementia.