Brilliant actress. I knew her slightly, and her lovely son Danny who very sadly lost an eye in (I believe) the Northbrook pub in Lee when he tried to protect a female from harassment and the antagonists attacked him. RIP to a fine person who is an example to us about making the most of your life.
How many films did she do with George Seagal? There always seemed to be one on during the school holidays & I loved their chemistry. I admired her immensely for turning to politics. RIP marvellous lady ❤️
Reminds me I was dating a girl lived in Hervey road, Glenda lived about 3 doors down. That was before the Blackwall approach road was built & Hervey road was cut in two if I remember. Early 1970’s I guess.
I remember knocking on her front door doing carol singing when I was about 7. She answered the door and asked us which charity we were collecting for. When we said it was for us (myself and two sisters ages 9 and 10) she said she wouldn’t give us anything and slammed the door shut. I will never forgive her, but she was a fantastic actress
I remember knocking on her front door doing carol singing when I was about 7. She answered the door and asked us which charity we were collecting for. When we said it was for us (myself and two sisters ages 9 and 10) she said she wouldn’t give us anything and slammed the door shut. I will never forgive her, but she was a fantastic actress
I think it’s incredibly sad that the RIP thread for one of the most principled and creative women of our times should be derailed by one spurious anecdote.
I’m so pleased she came from Blackheath. I had no idea.
She came to NZ in the ‘90s at the invitation of the Labour Party and we went to an evening at an event held in a large cafe in Lambton Quay, Wellington. She was so impressive although the main thing I recall from the meeting was her reluctance, refusal actually, to talk about her acting career. So it is interesting to learn she went back to acting a later in life.
Carol singer anecdote. She was a principled person and did wright. Carol singers knocking on the door was for usually to raise money for the local poor and elderly, not a free enterprise cash cow. Collecting for yourself was the penny for the guy. She was a brilliant actress and I had the privilege to see her on the stage in the 1980s.
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RIP to a fine person who is an example to us about making the most of your life.
I saw her around The Standard occasionally, when I lived there in the 70's/80s.
There always seemed to be one on during the school holidays & I loved their chemistry.
I admired her immensely for turning to politics.
RIP marvellous lady ❤️
RIP Glenda. A superior lady.
RIP beautiful lady.
She came to NZ in the ‘90s at the invitation of the Labour Party and we went to an evening at an event held in a large cafe in Lambton Quay, Wellington. She was so impressive although the main thing I recall from the meeting was her reluctance, refusal actually, to talk about her acting career. So it is interesting to learn she went back to acting a later in life.
RIP Glenda.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/nov/13/king-lear-review-glenda-jackson-old-vic
I also met her a few times and once stayed in the same room in a friend's house which she had a few weeks before.
Collecting for yourself was the penny for the guy.
She was a brilliant actress and I had the privilege to see her on the stage in the 1980s.