Glenda Jackson was an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP).
She is one of the few artists to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.
Jackson was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.
She was born at 151 Market Street in Birkenhead, Cheshire, on Saturday May 9, 1936. Her mother named her after the Hollywood film star Glenda Farrell.
Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Hoylake, on the Wirral. Glenda’s family were very poor, and lived in a two-up, two-down house at 21 Lake Place with an outside toilet.
Her father Harry was a builder, while her mother Joan worked on the local supermarket checkout, pulled pints in a pub, and was a domestic cleaner.
Jackson attended Hoylake High School, where she was a bright student and excelled in English and drama.
After leaving school at the age of 16, she worked as a shop assistant and a typist. In 1956, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.
Glenda Jackson career
Jackson’s acting career began in the early 1960s, and she quickly established herself as one of the most talented actresses of her generation.
She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1970 film Women in Love.
Jackson won her second Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1973 film A Touch of Class.
She also won three Emmy Awards for her work on television, and she won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway play King Lear.
In 1992, Jackson retired from acting to pursue a career in politics.
She was elected as the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, and she served in the House of Commons for 23 years.
Jackson was a vocal critic of the Iraq War, and she resigned from the Labour Party in 2016 in protest of the party’s support for the war.
She returned to acting in 2016, and she has since starred in a number of successful productions.
She is currently starring in the West End production of King Lear.
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How much was Glenda Jackson worth?
Jackson has a net worth of $10 million.
She earned her wealth through a successful career in acting, which has spanned over five decades.
Jackson won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. She has also starred in a number of successful films and television shows.
Her most notable roles include her Oscar-winning performances in Women in Love and A Touch of Class.
She also won Emmy Awards for her roles in the television films Elizabeth R and Elizabeth Is Missing.
In addition to her acting career, Jackson has also served as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party.
She served in the House of Commons from 1992 to 2015.
Jackson’s net worth is derived from her acting and political careers. She has also earned money through endorsements and other business ventures.
Devastated to hear that my predecessor Glenda Jackson has died. A formidable politician, an amazing actress and a very supportive mentor to me. Hampstead and Kilburn will miss you Glenda. pic.twitter.com/X7JzgrzLDR
— Tulip Siddiq (@TulipSiddiq) June 15, 2023
Glenda Jackson husband
Jackson’s ex-husband is Roy Hodges.
They were married in 1958 and divorced in 1976. They had one son together, Daniel Hodges. Hodges was a stage manager and fellow actor in Jackson’s repertory theatre company.
The pair soon embarked upon a relationship and were married on 2 August 1958 at St Marylebone Register Office in London.
Jackson’s marriage was running into difficulties by the early 1970s, and in 1975, she began an affair with Andy Phillips, the lighting director for a production of Hedda Gabler which she was starring in.
Hodges sued Jackson for divorce on the grounds of her adultery with Phillips in November that year, and the couple were divorced in 1976.
Jackson and Phillips were in an on-off relationship until 1981. It was reported in 2016 that she had been happily single for decades.
Glenda Jackson son
Jackson has one son, Daniel Pearce Jackson Hodges, born in 1969.
Dan Hodges is a former Labour Party adviser and commentator, who works as a newspaper columnist for The Mail on Sunday.
He is a vocal critic of his mother’s political views, and the two have been known to argue about politics.