Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

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17 January 2025 at 6:30 am

The legendary British actress and widow of Sir Laurence Olivier died on Thursday, her family has confirmed. "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95,". "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retired.". The star's family noted that she "cherished her last 10 years in Sussex with constant visits from friends and family, filled with much laughter and fond memories".

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