Joan Plowright facts for kids

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The Right Honourable
The Lady Olivier
DBE
Born
Joan Ann Plowright

28 October 1929 (1929-10-28) (age 90)
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1948–2009
Spouse(s) Roger Gage
(m. 1953-1960, divorced)
Laurence Olivier
(m. 1961-1989, his death)
Children Son and two daughters
Relatives David Plowright (brother, dead)

Dame Joan Ann Plowright, the Baroness Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), is an English actress. Her career has spanned over sixty years. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy and two BAFTA Awards.

Angela Lansbury Joan Plowright A Taste of Honey Broadway
Plowright as Jo with Angela Lansbury as Helen in the Broadway play A Taste of Honey

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