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Death of actress Joan Plowright, 95, announced weeks after loss of close friend Dame Maggie Smith

The death of British actor Dame Joan Plowright was announced by her family this morning. The iconic star was 95 years old.

The death of British actor Dame Joan Plowright was announced by her family this morning (January 17). News of the iconic star’s passing comes just months after her close friend, Dame Maggie Smith, died at age 89 in September. The statement continued by sharing that Joan “enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire.”

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