The veteran performer died on Thursday morning after a brief illness, according to her agent Lionel Larner. "Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.” Glenda Jackson's agent, Lionel Larner / Statement. "She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine." Glenda Jackson's agent, Lionel Larner / Statement. Jackson won the Best Actress Oscar twice in the 1970s for her leading roles...