Actor. Born Lincolnshire. Married Laurence Olivier in 1961 and survived as his widow in 1989.
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Dame Joan Plowright, CBE
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Laurence Olivier statue
Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...
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