Dame Joan Plowright, the Tony- and two-time Golden Globe-winning actress and widow to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.
Her family confirmed her Thursday death in a statement to the BBC on Friday: “It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on Jan. 16, 2025, surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95. She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire.”
“She cherished her last 10 years in Sussex with constant visits from friends and family, filled with much laughter and fond memories,” the statement continued.