Credits include: Harold and Maude, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Play Dirty, Nicholas and Alexandra and Britannia Hospital

Credits include: Frankenstein, 10 Rillington Place, Gulliver's Travels, The Gathering and Psychomania

Few in modern British history have come as far or achieved as much from humble beginnings as Glenda Jackson has. From acclaimed actress to respected MP (Member of Parliament), she is known for her high intelligence and meticulous approach to her work. She was born to a working-class household in Birkenhead, where her father was a bricklayer. When she was very young, her father was recruited into the Navy, where he worked aboard a minesweeper. She graduated from school at 16 and worked for a whil

Credits include: Out of Africa, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Captive Heart, Elizabeth R and The Virgin Soldiers

Credits include: The BFG, Oh! What a Lovely War, Elizabeth R, To the Manor Born and The Lady's Not for Burning

Credits include: Elizabeth R, Pack of Lies, The Informers and Where Adam Stood