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Actor Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Actor Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Released Tuesday, 23rd April 2019
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Actor Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Actor Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Actor Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Actor Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Tuesday, 23rd April 2019
 1 person rated this episode
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The 82-year-old British actor is currently playing Shakespeare's famed tragic figure on Broadway — a role traditionally played by a man. "As we get older, those absolute barriers that define gender begin to crack," she says. Jackson took a 23-year break from acting when she was elected to Parliament in 1992. She talks about playing kings and queens and what it was like having her own constituency.
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