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Jackson, who was also a Member of Parliament for more than two decades, died peacefully at her home in London surrounded by her family on Thursday morning after a short illness, the agent said in a statement.
For her roles in the films “Women in Love” (“Loving Women”) and “A Touch of Class” (“Man, are you class!”), she was awarded the Oscar for Best Actress in the 70s. She temporarily gave up her acting career in 1992 when she was elected to Parliament. Until 2015 she sat for the Labor Party in the House of Commons.
She later appeared again in films and in the theater. According to her agent, she recently finished filming on a film called “The Great Escaper” opposite Michael Caine. Jackson was born into modest circumstances in Birkenhead near Liverpool in 1936. In 1964 she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. A few years later she was also seen on the big screen.
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