Her performance in Elizabeth Is Missing won the veteran
Actress a Bafta and an Emmy – and she hasn’t missed dressing up for the virtual ceremoniesAndra Day: ‘I didn’t want to be a stain on Billie Holiday’s legacy’The
British Actor and former MP returned to the screen in 2019 after a 27-year break for the
BBC One drama Elizabeth Is Missing. Her portrayal of Maud, a woman living with dementia, last year won her a Bafta TV award and an International Emmy for best actress.
Glenda Jackson is something of an awards ceremony veteran. Throughout her career, she has amassed an enviable range of statuettes: two best actress
Academy Awards (one for Ken Russell’s notorious
Women in Love, the other for A Touch of Class), a Golden Globe, several
Emmys, Baftas and a Tony, among others. At one
Oscars ceremony, she was introduced on to the stage by Frank Sinatra. But that, she says, was in the early days, “years before they became what they are now. Which are mainly
fashion shows, aren’t they?”