British actress and politician Glenda Jackson would have turned 90 today
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Glenda Jackson, the British actress who won two Academy Awards before leaving Hollywood for a 23-year political career, would have celebrated her 90th birthday today. Jackson famously abandoned acting at the height of her career to serve as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 1992 to 2015, representing the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in London. She won Oscars for Best Actress for her roles in "Women in Love" (1970) and "A Touch of Class" (1973) before making the rare transition from entertainment to politics, where she served as a junior transport minister under Tony Blair's government.