Jen Harvie, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance in the School of the arts at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on Dame Joan Plowright

To escape the scandal of the divorce from Leigh, Olivier and Plowright headed for New York, where each appeared on the stage, he in “Becket,” she in Shelagh Delaney’s “A Taste of Honey,” for which she won a Tony as best actress in a play.

LONDON -- Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who was one half of a theatrical power couple after marrying Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, surrounded by her loved ones.

By Stephen Galloway Joan Plowright, the distinguished actress of the ... Escaping the hullabaloo that accompanied the Oliviers’ break-up, Plowright took Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey to Broadway, where it opened the night before Olivier’s ...

Oscar-nominated actress dies, aged 95 - Plowright was the widow of Laurence Olivier and won two Golden Globes during her career

Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright, who was one half of a theatrical power couple after marrying Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day at Denville Hall,

Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright has died, aged 95. Her family said in a statement on Friday that she died the previous day in the presence of her loved ones at Denville Hall, a retirement home for artists in southern England. She was conferred the title of Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

Joan Plowright, an English actress whose marriage ... She became enduringly identified with John Osborne’s “The Entertainer” and Shelagh Delaney’s “A Taste of Honey,” both seminal ...

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day, surrounded by her loved ones.

he in “Becket,” she in Shelagh Delaney’s “A Taste of Honey,” for which she won a Tony as best actress in a play. Joan Ann Plowright was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England on Oct. 28 ...

Joan Plowright, the distinguished actress of ... that accompanied the Oliviers’ break-up, Plowright took Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey to Broadway, where it opened the night before ...

Joan Collins, the age-defying actress, has left fans in awe with a stunning swimwear photograph from her Mexican getaway. At 91 years young, Joan Collins is living it up in Mexico with her 59 year ...