Latest Joan Plowright News
Joan Plowright Retires From Acting
Veteran actress Dame Joan Plowright has retired from acting after losing her sight.The Tea with Mussolini star, widow of acting legend Laurence Olivier, has decided to end her career after more than 60 years on...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 May 2014
Dame Maggie: 'I'm Typecast As An Old Bag'
Veteran actress DAME MAGGIE SMITH hates the way she is typecast because of her age, as she only gets offered parts playing "old bags". The 72-year-old HARRY POTTER star claims she doesn't receive film scripts...
By WENN on 20 March 2007
Olivier Had 'Demons', Says Widow Answering Gay Question
SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER's widow DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT dodged a question about the late actor's rumoured homosexual affairs yesterday (27AUG06) by simply recalling he had "demons". Plowright was asked on BBC Radio 4's DESERT ISLAND DISCS...
By WENN on 28 August 2006
Olivier's Son Attacks Homosexuality Claims
The eldest son of late acting legend LAWRENCE OLIVIER is planning to perform a speech attacking a new book about his father. TARQUIN OLIVIER, 68, is furious over authorised biographer TERRY COLEMAN'S claims Lord...
By WENN on 18 October 2005
Tomei Still Upset Over Oscar Embarrassment
MARISA TOMEI is still bitter about the controversy that tarnished her Best Supporting Actress ACADEMY AWARD win in 1992, when it was rumoured her name was read out by mistake. The actress shocked Hollywood...
By WENN on 06 June 2003
Joan Plowright
