Birthplace: Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
biography
Acknowleged as one of the finest stage actresses of her generation, Joan Plowright found feature success later in life as a character player along the lines of Alice Brady, Anne Revere and Dame Mae Whitty. When she married Laurence Oliver in 1961, Plowright agreed to put his career needs first and she spent much of the 1960s raising their three children and making occasional stage appearances. By the 70s, she and the aging Olivier worked together in several plays, TV specials and the rare film. After his death in 1989, Plowright came into her own as a character actress, generally cast as
