Glenda Jackson
(1936-2023), Actress and politician; MP for Hampstead & KilburnGlenda May Jackson
Sitter in 13 portraits
Jackson made her stage debut in 1957 and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1963. She appeared in productions including Marat/Sade (1966), Strange Interlude (1985) and Macbeth (1988). Jackson played Queen Elizabeth I in the TV series Elizabeth R (1971) and her films included Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Return of the Soldier (1983) and A Touch of Class (1973) for which she won the Best Actress award at the Oscars. Jackson was Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate from 1992 to 2010 and for Hampstead and Kilburn from 2010 until her retirement in 2015.
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 1 April 1970
NPG P1888
by Glenys Barton
ceramic sculpture, 1993
NPG 6224
by Michael Ward
selenium-toned bromide print, 26 August 1964
NPG x76662
Glenda Jackson as Masha, Marianne Faithfull as Irina and Avril Elgar as Olga in 'Three Sisters'
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, April 1967
NPG x182339
Glenda Jackson as Gudrun Brangwen in 'Women in Love'
by David James
bromide fibre print, 1968
NPG x18714
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 13 May 1971
NPG x182338
Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I in 'Mary, Queen of Scots'
by Terry O'Neill
bromide print, 1971
NPG x34557
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 21 March 1989
NPG x32784
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 21 March 1989
NPG x32785
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