Late actress Glenda Jackson gave her two Oscars to her mother – who used them as bookends. Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 87, won two Academy Awards for her roles in Women in Love in 1970 and A ...

We go into our archive to feature our 2005 interview with Neil Diamond. The new Broadway show A Beautiful Noise is based on his life and features his songs. Some of his most famous songs include Sweet ...

The steely intelligence she brought to parts gave British actress Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87, a reputation for being uncompromising and prickly, but it reflected a profound seriousness about ...

Glenda Jackson is one of just a relatively small number of actors who have won two or more Oscars. As of 2023, 44 Hollywood stars have won multiple trophies at the ceremony, with Katharine Hepburn ...

Glenda Jackson, the legendary actress and Labour politician, may have caught the acting bug by watching Shakespeare’s infamous Jew. As a teenager in 1951, Jackson went to Liverpool with her school to ...

For his Treat, Haynes picks John Schlesinger’s 1971 movie Sunday Bloody Sunday. He sees it as a lesson in character study and direct address in filmmaking. Haynes praises its cinematography, intricate ...

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today we're going to remember Glenda Jackson, who died June 15 at the age of 87. Jackson had two careers. She was an Oscar-winning actress who ...

Two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson makes her long-awaited return to Broadway, on the heels of her triumphant reappearance last season on London's West End after a 25-year absence, alongside ...

"One of the world's greatest actresses has died, and one of my best friends has died as well," he told NPR. Jackson died Thursday morning at her home in London, he said. In addition to a distinguished ...

Glenda Jackson during a break from rehearsals for Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women,” which will mark her return to Broadway after 30 years, at the New 42nd Street Studios, in New York, Feb. 15, 2018.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today we're going to remember Glenda Jackson, who died June 15 at the age of 87. Jackson had two careers. She was an Oscar-winning actress who left acting to become ...