Tributes have been paid to two-time Oscar-winning actor and former UK politician Glenda Jackson, who died peacefully after a short illness at the age of 87.

Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson has died at age 87. In addition to her acting career, she served in the U.K.'s parliament for two decades.

FILE – British actress Glenda Jackson, Oscar and television award winner for her part as Queen Elizabeth I, is again Elizabeth of England, shown May 13, 1971 at Shepperton Studios, Middlesex ...

Glenda Jackson, two-time Oscar winner who paused acting for politics, dies at 87 Ms. Jackson spent nearly 25 years in Britain’s Parliament before returning to acting -- playing the demanding ...

Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor who had a second career in politics as a member of the British Parliament, dies at 87.

LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has ...

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Glenda Jackson, the feisty two-time Oscar-winning actress who notably quit acting to join UK parliament, has passed away at 87 following a battle with an unspecified illness.

Glenda Jackson, who segued from a two-time Oscar-winning actress into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.'s House of Commons, died June 15.

Glenda Jackson, the English actress-turned-politician who won two Oscars, three Emmys and a Tony Award during a prolific screen and stage career, died Thursday at age 87, her agent said.