Glenda Jackson Glenda Jackson (born May 9, 1936) is a British Oscar-winning actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. She was born at Birkenhead near Liverpool, into a working-class family, and it is a well-known piece of trivia that she once worked in Boots the Chemist. Having studied acting at RADA, Jackson made her professional stage debut in Rattigan's Separate Tables in 1957 and her film debut in This Sporting Life in 1963. Fame came with Jackson's starring role in the controversial Women in Love (1969) gaining her first Oscar, and another controversial role as Tchaikovsky's nymphomaniac wife in Ken Russell's The Music Lovers added to her image of being prepared to do almost anything for her art. She confirmed this by having her head shaved in order to play Queen Elizabeth I of England in the BBC's 1971 blockbuster serial, Elizabeth R. Having accumulated a second Oscar for her role in A Touch of Class (1973), she also portrayed Queen Elizabeth on a film about the life of Mary, Queen of Scots and been recognised as one of Britain's leading actresses, she abandoned her acting career in 1992 in order to become a Labour MP, representing the Hampstead and Highgate constituency. She served for a while as a junior minister in the British government, responsible for London Transport, then resigned to make a failed attempt to win the Labour nomination for the post of Mayor of London after Tony Blair's controversial attempts to impose his favoured candidate, Frank Dobson on the part. As a high profile Backbencher she has become a regular critic of Blair over his plans to introduce top-up fees, she also called for him to resign following the Judicial Enquiry by Lord Hutton in 2003 surrounding the reasons for going to war in Iraq and the death of government adviser Dr. David Kelly. Filmography Year Title Character 1963 The Sporting Life Bit part 1967 Marat/Sade Charlotte Corday 1968 Tell Me Lies Guest 1968 Let's Murder Vivaldi (TV) Julie 1968 Negatives Vivien 1969 Women in Love Gudrun Brangwen 1969 Salve Regina (TV) Marina Palek 1970 Howards End(TV) 1970 The Music Lovers Nina (Antonina Milyukova) 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Alex Greville 1971 The Boy Friend Rita 1971 Mary, Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth I 1971 "Elizabeth R" (mini) TV Series Queen Elizabeth I 1972 The Triple Echo Alice 1973 A Touch of Class Vicki Allessio 1973 A Bequest to the Nation Lady Hamilton 1974 The Maids Solange 1975 The Romantic Englishwoman . Elizabeth Fielding 1975 Il Sorriso del grande tentatore Sister Geraldine 1975 Hedda Hedda Gabler 1976 The Incredible Sarah Sarah Bernhardt 1977 Nasty Habits Sister Alexandra 1978 House Calls . Ann Atkinson 1978 Stevie Stevie Smith 1978 The Class of Miss MacMichael Conor MacMichael 1979 Lost and Found Tricia 1980 Hopscotch Isobel von Schonenberg 1981 The Patricia Neal Story (TV) Patricia Neal 1982 HealtH Isabella Garnell 1982 The Return of the Soldier Margaret Grey 1982 Giro City Sophie 1984 Sakharov (TV) Yelena Bonner (Sakharova) 1985 Turtle Diary Neaera Duncan 1987 Beyond Therapy Charlotte 1987 Business as Usual Babs Flynn 1988 Strange Interlude (TV) Nina Leeds 1988 Salome's Last Dance Herodias/Lady Alice 1989 The Rainbow Anna Brangwen 1989 King of the Wind Queen Caroline 1989 Doombeach Miss 1990 T-Bag's Christmas Ding Dong (TV) Vanity Bag 1990 The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty Glitch the Witch (voice) 1991 The House of Bernarda Alba (TV) Bernarda Alba 1991 A Murder of Quality (TV) Ailsa Brimley 1992 The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (TV) Harriet Cohen 1994 A Wave of Passion: The Life of Alexandra Kollontai (TV) Alexandra Kollontai (voice) External link IMDb entry Blog for Glenda Jackson MP Guardian Unlimited Politics Ask Aristotle - Glenda Jackson They Work For You - Glenda Jackson Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_Jackson