Joan Ann Plowright was born on 29 October 1929 in Brigg, Lincolnshire. Her mother, Daisy, was a keen amateur actor and by the age of three, her daughter had taken to the stage. She went to Scunthorpe ...

Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring on Broadway ... She was in Franco Zeffirelli’s version of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” in 1996 and the ...

Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring ... Zeffirelli’s version of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” in 1996 and the Merchant-Ivory production ...

Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring ... Zeffirelli's version of Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" in 1996 and the Merchant-Ivory production of ...

Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring ... Zeffirelli’s version of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” in 1996 and the Merchant-Ivory production ...

Theatre audiences enjoyed her versatility and good humour, and her 1961 Tony-winning Broadway ... She also played Mrs Fairfax in 1996's Jane Eyre, and her range went far beyond the classics ...

Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring ... Zeffirelli's version of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre in 1996 and the Merchant-Ivory production of Surviving ...