Jackson\u2019s agent noted to the news service that she had recently completed filming on The Great Escaper<\/a> in which she co-starred with Sir Michael Caine in a much-anticipated reunion<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said: \u201cGlenda 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cShe recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Having led a 23-year career as a Labour politician, Jackson stepped down as an MP in 2015 before returning to TV screens in the acclaimed 2019 production Elizabeth Is Missing, in which she played a woman suffering from dementia.<\/p>\n Jackson was one of the few actors to have achieved the triple crown of acting, having won two Oscars, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.<\/p>\n At the Academy Awards, Jackson took home the Best Actress award for Women in Love (1970) and then for A Touch of Class (1973), while winning a BAFTA Film Award for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).<\/p>\n The actress also found acclaim on television by winning an Emmy Award for her acclaimed turn as Elizabeth I in the BBC drama series Elizabeth R, later reprising the role for the film Mary, Queen of Scots opposite Vanessa Redgrave in 1971.<\/p>\n Jackson took a hiatus from acting from 1992 to 2015, working as a Labour MP for both Hampstead & Highgate and later Hampstead & Kilburn.<\/p>\n While working as a socialist politician and Labour MP, Jackson was highly critical of the fallout of the policies of Margaret Thatcher and criticised Thatcherism, memorably providing a highly critical eulogy in the House of Commons following the former Prime Minister\u2019s death in 2013.<\/p>\n Jackson served under Labour PM Tony Blair and became a vocal critic of his policies and the Iraq War.<\/p>\n After retiring from politics, Jackson returned to acting with great success, winning a BAFTA TV Award for her turn in the 2019 drama Elizabeth Is Missing.<\/p>\n When winning at the age of 84, Jackson commented via a video message: \u201cOh, my word\u2026 I\u2019m absolutely stunned. 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