Joan Plowright, Laurence Olivier

Joan Plowright’s Husband: About Laurence Olivier & Their Marriage
Joan and Laurence were married until he died in 1989. Learn all about the late Baron and Baroness' marriage.
Joan Plowright, Acting Legend of Stage and Screen and Laurence Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95
Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 95.
Joan Plowright's Affair With Laurence Olivier Led to a Marriage and Three Kids
Joan was first married to Roger Gage from 1953 to 1960, before marrying Laurence Olivier, with whom she had an affair while both were still married to others. After the affair, Jo
Joan Plowright, acclaimed British actress and wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey, Tea with Mussolini and Enchanted April.
Joan Plowright and Laurence Olivier had one of showbusiness's most enduring romances
Despite the age difference — Olivier was 51, Plowright 27 — the actor was smitten with the star. "I went to see The Country Wife," he wrote in his autobiography, Confessions Of An Actor, "and was entranced by the Margery Pinchwife of Miss Joan Plowright, whose very name was enough to make me think thoughts of love."
Joan Plowright, award-winning actor and widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuters) — British actor Joan Plowright, winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, has died aged 95, her family said on Friday. Plowright made her on-screen debut in 1956’s “Moby Dick” before gaining wider recognition in the 1960 film adaptation of “The Entertainer” alongside Laurence Olivier, whom she later married.
Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dead at 95
Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire,
Who was Dame Joan Plowright’s husband Laurence Olivier and when did he marry the actress?
DAME Joan Plowright was married to one of the most renowned actors of all time — Lawrence Olivier. Joan sadly passed away surrounded by her family on January 16, 2025. A family statement said:
Joan Plowright, Golden Globe and Tony winner and Laurence Olivier’s widow, dies at 95
Dame Joan Plowright, the venerable stage and screen actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.
Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Plowright won a Tony Award and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. She was awarded the title of dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.
Joan Plowright, Star of Stage & Screen and Laurence Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95
Veteran actress Joan Plowright, a two-time Golden Globe and Tony award winner who was married to Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Joan Plowright Obit
Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at a New York hotel on May 4, 1999. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File) Laurence ...
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West End theatres to dim lights tonight for former Brighton star
Theatres in the West End of London are due to dim their lights tonight (Tuesday 21 January) to remember the actress Dame Joan ...