Glenda Jackson 1963 to 2001

As an actress, she won two Academy Awards for Best Actress: for Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973) but, since 1992, she retired from acting to become a Labour politician. She is currentl ...More

As an actress, she won two Academy Awards for Best Actress: for Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973) but, since 1992, she retired from acting to become a Labour politician. She is currently the MP for Hampstead and Kilburn - with a majority of just 42!