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

“I’ve got so many names – Dame Olivier and Lady Plowright. I just say call me Joan.” Looking back on her success, she said: “It’s been worth it. It’s always been a hard slo ...

I've got so many names - Dame Olivier and Lady Plowright. I just say call me Joan Dame Joan Plowright Her first stage appearance was in If Four Walls Told, at the Croydon Repertory Theatre in 1948.