Joan Ann Plowright was born in Brigg ... Olivier came backstage to meet her with his then wife, British actress Vivien Leigh. The following year, Plowright played opposite Olivier in the original ...

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier got divorced in 1960, after being married for 20 years. Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright were 22 years apart in age, but they were deeply in love with each other.

Joan Plowright, the celebrated British actress whose career was often overshadowed by the fame of her husband Sir Laurence Olivier and his ex-wife, Vivien Leigh, has died at the age of 95.

LOS ANGELES – Joan Plowright, the English actor whose decadeslong ... Olivier and “Gone With the Wind” star Vivien Leigh ended their marriage after 20 years in 1960 amid the former’s ...

THE lights in London’s West End will be dimmed for two minutes on Tuesday in honour of award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright ... was unhappily wed to Vivien Leigh, star of Gone With The ...

Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at ... as had Olivier’s 20-year union with Vivien Leigh. Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring on ...

Born Joan Ann Plowright in Brigg ... as had Olivier’s 20-year union with Vivien Leigh. Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring on Broadway, he ...

Beloved star of stage and screen Dame Joan Plowright - The widow of Lord Olivier was one of the outstanding actresses of her age.

FILE – Joan Plowright, nominated for best supporting ... as had Olivier’s 20-year union with Vivien Leigh. Plowright and Olivier were married in Connecticut in 1961, while both were starring ...

His three marriages were to actresses Joan Plowright from 1961 till his death, Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960, and Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940. The late Joan Plowright first met Olivier in 1956 ...