Glenda Jackson
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Glenda Jackson CBE |
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Jackson in 1971
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Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Kilburn Hampstead and Highgate (1992–2010) |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Finsberg |
| Succeeded by | Tulip Siddiq |
| Majority | 42 (0.1%) |
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9 May 1936 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Hodges (1958–1976) |
| Children | Dan Hodges |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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Actress (1955-1992, 2016-) Politician (1992-2015) |
Actress (1955-1992, 2016-)
Glenda May Jackson, CBE (born 9 May 1936) is a British actress and former Labour Party politician.
As a professional actress from the late 1950s, she spent four years as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1964, being particularly associated with the work of director Peter Brook. During her film career, she won two Academy Awards for Best Actress: for Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973). Other award-winning performances include Alex in the film Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and the BBC television serial Elizabeth R (also 1971); for the latter she received a Primetime Emmy Award.
She first became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1992, as Member for Hampstead and Highgate. Early in the government of Tony Blair she served as a Junior Transport minister from 1997 to 1999, later becoming critical of Blair. After constituency boundary changes, from 2010 until her retirement from politics in 2015, she represented Hampstead and Kilburn.
At the 2010 general election, her majority of 42 votes was one of the closest results of the entire election. She announced in 2011 that she would stand down as an MP at the 2015 general election.
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