Dame Joan Plowright recounted how her agent had told her he would find her a part “(Dame) Judi Dench hasn’t got her paws on” while reminiscing with famous friends in a BBC film. Documentary Nothing Like A Dame saw Dame Joan – who died on Friday aged 95 – meet up with friends Dame Judi,

A Tony Award winner in 1961 for Tony Richardson and George Devine’s A Taste of Honey and an Oscar nominee for Mike Newell’s Enchanted April (1991), Plowright belonged to a celebrated group of British actresses (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith among them) who came into their own in the 1960s and ’70s.

Joan Plowright, the celebrated English actor whose career included the films 'Enchanted April,' 'The Entertainer' and 'Spiderwick Chronicles,' has died 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, the acclaimed English actress who was also the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

Renowned British actor Dame Joan Plowright, who starred in films like 101 Dalmatians, Dennis the Menace, The Entertainer, and Spiderwick, has passed away. She was 95. Her family announced her peaceful passing on Thursday (January 16), surrounded by loved ones at her retirement home.

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright ... Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and ...

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright ... Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and ...