Plowright won a Tony Award and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. She was awarded the title of dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.

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Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright ... then won a two-year scholarship to the drama school at the Old Vic Theatre in London. Following her London stage debut in 1954, Plowright became ...