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Actor Born: October 28, 1929 in Brigg, England Biography:One of England's most esteemed actresses, "Joan Plowright" was trained at the Old Vic. She made her regional stage debut in 1951 and her London stage bow in 1954. Two years later, she joined the English Stage Company, where she essayed her most popular role up to that time, Margery Pincher in Wycherly's The Country Wife. That same year, she appeared in her first film, "Moby Dick". In the original 1958 stage production of John Osborne's "The Entertainer", Plowright co-starred with Sir "Laurence Olivier", whom she would marry in 1961, a union that lasted until Olivier's death in 1989. She appeared on screen with her husband in the film versions of "The Entertainer" (1960) and "The Three Sisters" (1970), the latter of which was also directed by Olivier. During the same period, Plowright and Olivier were mainstays of London's National Theatre.
In 1961, Plowright won a Tony award for her Broadway... Full Biography
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