In the obituaries, Joan Plowright has been praised for her spectacular stage career with her husband Laurence Olivier and for her film career after her husband’s death.
A legend of the stage and screen, a distinguished actor Laurence Olivier wife, Joan Plowright has died, his family said on Friday.
Plowright died at the age of 95 in Denville, surrounded by his family.
Joan Plowright was one of the great British actresses of her generation. A large part of her life’s work took place on the theater stage, often with her husband. After Laurence Olivier’s death in 1989, he applied more for film roles as well.
And Hollywood had a use for him.
In 1992, Plowright was nominated for an Oscar for the film Lovely April. Another film set in Italy was Tea with Mussolini, in which he was co-starred with two other beloved British actors Maggie Smith and Judi Dench.
In 1993, he won two Golden Globe Awards; one from Lovely April and the other from the Stalin TV series.
Plowright appeared alongside Smith, Dench and by Eileen Atkins with in the documentary film Nothing Like a Dame, where these actors, called national treasures, remembered their careers and said funny things to each other.
A nice, small supporting role that Judi Dench hasn’t nailed down yet.
Joan Plowright
Plowright uttered the documentary’s most memorable words when recalling how his American agent was mulling over the role as the actor slowed down as his eyesight began to deteriorate.
According to the agent, Plowright could find work in Hollywood if he wanted to with his poor eyesight.
– We’re looking for a nice, small supporting role for you, which Judi Dench hasn’t nailed down yet, Plowright said the agent said.
The documentary film can be viewed at Areena until June.
The theater career had begun in 1954. The following year she played her first role with Olivier, who was married to the lead star of Gone with the Wind Vivian Leigh’s with. Both soon left their spouses, and they married in 1961.
That same year, Plowright won a Tony Award for the play A Taste of Honey. Alongside her husband, she acted in Anton Chekhov’s play Uncle Vanya.
Even after death, Plowright considered the role of Joan of Arc to be his favorite.
– It is the dream role of all young women. I loved playing it, but actually the role required a lot of work, Plowright told the BBC in 2018.
AFP, Reuters