Glenda Jackson hailed ‘one of our greatest movie actresses’ after death aged 87

Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 (Charles Sykes/PA)

Two-time Oscar winner and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson has been hailed as a one-of-a-kind talent of the likes we will “never see again” following her death aged 87.

The worlds of showbiz and politics paid tribute to the star, who “died peacefully” at her home in London’s Blackheath on Thursday morning following a brief illness.