Plowright won a Tony Award and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. She was awarded the title of dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. Plowright’s passing was confirmed by her family in a statement to The Guardian on Friday (January 17),

Dame Joan Plowright, celebrated Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actress and widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. Plowright’s death was confirmed by her family in a statement to the BBC on Friday,

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

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.

Joan Plowright, known for her performance in Three Sisters, Avalon and Bringing Down the House, was made Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

LONDON – Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier ... Plowright appeared in plays by John Osborne, Shelagh Delaney and Arnold Wesker.

Tony Award-Winning British Actor Joan Plowright, Widow of Laurence Olivier ... written by the so-called Angry Young Men, such as John Osborne, who were giving British theater a thorough airing ...