Acting great Dame Joan Plowright, who was married to Laurence Oliver from 1961 to his death in 1989, 'died peacefully on Jan. 16' her family said in a statement on Friday, Jan. 17

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.

Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.

Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 95.

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuters) — British actor Joan Plowright, winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, has died aged 95, her family said on Friday. Plowright made her on-screen debut in 1956’s “Moby Dick” before gaining wider recognition in the 1960 film adaptation of “The Entertainer” alongside Laurence Olivier, whom she later married.

Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver ... family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away ...

LONDON -- Acclaimed British actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the UK’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II,

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier, did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died.

Dame Joan Plowright, who was married to fellow acting legend Lord Laurence Olivier, died on January 16, 2025, surrounded by her family