An incredible career in film and onstage (1970-2023).
Winner of 2 Oscars, 2 Emmys, 1 BAFA, 1 BATA, 3 Golden Globes, 1 Tony.
Personal favs:
Elizabeth R
Hedda (Ibsen’s Hedda Gabbler)
Women in Love (with Bates and Reed)
The Maids (with Suzannah York)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (with Peter Finch)
Stevie (based on poet Stevie Smith) *there is a UK LP of her reading Smith’s poems BTW.
The Romantic Englishwoman (with Caine)
Elizabeth Is Missing 2019 (acclaimed tv mystery drama about an Alzheimer’s victim investigating her sister’s disappearance long ago)
King Lear (2019 stage performance)
The Great Escaper (her last film, 2023’s reunion with Caine)
To say nothing of 23 years of political service and activism.
Maybe the greatest actress of her/my generation.
I figure she went out on top when she returned to acting.