Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87

Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP

• Michael Billington: Glenda Jackson was piercingly intelligent and unafraid to take risks

Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after “a brief illness” at her home in London.

In a statement, her agent, Lionel Larner, said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.”