Oscar-winning British actress and lawmaker, Glenda Jackson, died at 87 on Thursday.
Jackson's agent, Lionel Larner, while confirming her death said that she died peacefully at her home in London after a brief illness, CBS reports.
Larner said, "She recently completed filming 'The Great Escaper' in which she co-starred with Michael Caine. She was one of the biggest British stars of the 1960s and 70s and won two Academy Awards, for 'Women in Love' and 'A Touch of Class.'"
She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.
Jackson was elected to Parliament and spent 23 years as a Labour Party lawmaker, serving as a minister for transport in Prime Minister Tony Blair's first government in 1997.
Her successor as Labour lawmaker for the London seat of Hampstead and Kilburn, Tulip Siddiq said she was "devastated to hear that my predecessor Glenda Jackson has died."
Siddiq tweeted, "A formidable politician, an amazing actress and a very supportive mentor to me. Hampstead and Kilburn will miss you, Glenda."
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