Theaters in London's West End will dim their lights for two minutes in honor of the legendary actress, who was also nominated for an Oscar and Emmy during her storied career.

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.

Theatres across London’s West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 21 January in remembrance of renowned British stage and screen actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, who died earlier this week at the age of 95. pic.twitter.com/ztTtdJZuIC

Joan Plowright, the celebrated English actor whose career included the films 'Enchanted April,' 'The Entertainer' and 'Spiderwick Chronicles,' has died at 95.

Born in Scunthorpe, Plowright became a leading lady in London's West End in the 1950s ... "And she had the not very easy task of being Laurence Olivier's wife while Laurence Olivier was running the theatre, and she handled that situation extremely well."

who stumbles upon a London hotel full of older eccentrics. She made her Broadway debut in Ionesco’s “The Chairs and the Lesson,” directed by Tony Richardson, in 1958, a year in which she also appeared on the Rialto with Olivier in a transfer of ...

Plowright with her husband, actor and director Laurence Olivier. Plowright retired from acting in 2014 ... after being made a Dame by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace in London in February 2004.

London's West End theatres will dim their lights for two minutes to honor the memory of Dame Joan Plowright, an icon of British theatre and film who died.

Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at a New York hotel on May 4, 1999. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File) Laurence Olivier and English actress Joan Plowright in a scene from John Osborne’s play,

Pic: PA Image: Laurence Olivier (left) and Joan Plowright in 1957 starring in ... She died surrounded by her family. Theatres in London's West End are planning to dim their lights for two minutes in honour of the dame. The tribute will take place at ...

Theatres across London’s West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 21 January in remembrance of renowned British stage and screen actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, who died earlier this week at the age of 95.

Golden Globe-winning acting legend Dame Joan Plowright had died aged 95. In a career spanning six decades, the British actor starred in Hollywood blockbusters and tread the boards in major theatres across the world. In the 1960s she married fellow screen star Sir Laurence Olivier who she remained with until his death.