Glenda Jackson
Birth Name:
Glenda May Jackson
Birth Place:
Birkhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Queen Elizabeth II made her a Commander of the British Empire in 1978
- Enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London when she was 18
- Born to a bricklayer father and a cleaner mother
- Finished school at 16 and worked at a drug store for two years
- Made her stage debut in 1957
- Started performing in amateur theater during her late teens
- Best known for her roles in "Women in Love" and "A Touch of Class," both of which she won Academy Awards for
- Went into politics after her acting career, winning a seat in the House of Commons
- From 2000 to 2004, she served on the Greater London Assembly advisory cabinet on homelessness
- Returned to acting after 23 years in Parliament, voicing a 104-year-old woman in a radio play adaptation of the novels of Emile Zola
Awards
- 1970BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1970NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1971Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1971Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 1971Golden Laurel - Best Dramatic Performance, Female:Nominated
- 1971NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1971NSFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1972Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1972BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1972BAFTA TV Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1972Special DavidWinner
- 1972Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series:Winner
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1972Etoile de Cristal - Best Foreign Actress (Meilleure actrice étrangère):Winner
- 1973NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1973Prize San Sebastián - Best Actress:Winner
- 1974Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1974BAFTA Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1974Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1974Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Winner
- 1975Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1976Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1976David - Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera):Winner
- 1976Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 1977Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 1978Best ActressWinner
- 1979Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 1981NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1981NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1982Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 1982Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1985ACE - Actress in a Movie or Miniseries:Winner
- 1985Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 1995CableACE - Actress in a Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2020BAFTA TV Award - Leading Actress:Winner
- 2020BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Television:Winner
- 2020Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2020Emmy - Best Performance by an Actress:Winner
- 2021RTS Television Award - Actor - Female:Nominated