Actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has "died peacefully" after a brief illness at the age of 87.
The Wirral-born star and former Labour MP scooped a best actress Oscar in 1970 for Women In Love and again three years later for A Touch Of Class - although opted not to attend the ceremony on either occasion.
Her agent Lionel Larner said: "Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award winning actress and politician died peacefully at her home in Blackheath London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side."