It was in 1956 when the late Joan Plowright (who has died aged 95 ... Desperate to extricate himself from his crumbling marriage, he decided to take a role in John Osborne's play about an ageing music ...

LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died ...

LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.‘s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died.

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died.

FILE - Laurence Olivier and English actress Joan Plowright in a scene from John Osborne's play, 'The Entertainer' which opened on Broadway on Feb. 4, 1958. (AP Photo, File) ...

FILE - Laurence Olivier and English actress Joan Plowright in a scene from John Osborne's play, 'The Entertainer' which opened on Broadway on Feb. 4, 1958. (AP Photo, File) ...

Joan Plowright, the English actor whose decadeslong career included an Oscar-nominated turn in "Enchanted April" and films "The Entertainer" and "Stalin," has died.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.'s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was 95.