Maggie Smith — the grande dame of British theater ... “Miss Smith’s presence is always a severe one,” wrote the New York ...

Joan Ann Plowright was born on 29 October 1929 in Brigg, Lincolnshire. Her mother, Daisy, was a keen amateur actor and by the age of three, her daughter had taken to the stage. She went to Scunthorpe ...

Her other films included Three Sisters in 1970 and The Merchant of Venice in ... alongside close friends Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Image caption, Joan Plowright alongside three fellow ...

opposite fellow English grandes dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and “Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont” (2005), as the lonely retiree who befriends a much younger man (Rupert Friend).

Working again with Zeffirelli, the actress starred with Cher, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Lily Tomlin ... British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970, and was promoted to Dame in 2004.

Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was ...

Her feature films included The Entertainer (1960), Three Sisters (1970), Equus ... other grandes dames of British character acting, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench (“dreadnoughts of doughty ...

Alongside the likes of Winston Churchill and Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher remains one of the most memorable British leaders ...

‘Knights of Columbus Tribute Concert Series’ Knights of Columbus will have a “Columbus Tribute Concert Series” featuring Boogie Wonderland (music from 1970 and 1980s ... for Feb. 26 featuring jazz ...

The best movie of 2023 is now the best movie on Prime Video. Director and screenwriter Christopher Nolan will have a hard ...