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Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson dies after 'brief illness'

Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson has died aged 87 after a 'brief illness'.

In a statement, 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.

“She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”

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