Glenda Jackson has died, age 87

I will never forget seeing her in Three Tall Women (can't believe that production is now over five years old). She was absolutely staggering and breathtaking. One of the finest actors of our time.

Three Tall Women is and will remain a top theatre going experience for me. She and Laurie both made that show extraordinary, but Glenda was it's soul.

I saw her in every single Broadway appearance except Marat-Sade (I was 15 years old at the time) and thought she was outstanding in every one of them, especially the reviled King Lear. The problem with that production, which I liked immensely because of her performance, was that no one else in the cast was giving the type of performance needed to complement hers (with the exception of Ruth Wilson).

There are not a lot of people you can say are truly unique...she was one of them. Thank goodness she managed to perform twice in NYC in her 80s! Just amazing.

Her story has to make a good book or movie.

A marvelous actress. I saw her in Rose back in 1981, which featured Jessica Tandy as Jackson's character's mother. I missed Jackson Interlude in the mid-80s, and I regret it. I was thrilled to see her in Three Tall Women earning a well-deserved Tony, but I can kick myself for not seeing King Lear even though I had tickets because of the lackluster reviews/WOM. You'd think I'd know by now that no one lives forever. May she RIP; she had an extraordinary life.

I am grateful that Scott Rudin was able to persuade her to return to Broadway, not once but twice. I loved 3TW and respected the swings of that Lear even tho I didn't think it was artistically successful.

Even though she was 87, she seemed like she’d be around and working for years to come. A massive loss, but how wonderful she had a triumphant Broadway return just a few years ago.

Here’s my Glenda Jackson story: in 1981, I saw my first Broadway show, which was Rose with Glenda Jackson. Seeing her in person, I was completely enthralled. After the show, I was waiting for her autograph, and she invited me to sit in her limousine with her while she signed my play bill. While this was going on, my friends, who had seen the Pirates of Penzance, showed up. They were quite excited to see me with Glenda Jackson, and they promptly handed her their Pirates of Penzance playbills to sign. She looked aghast, and said to them, you mean you didn’t see my play? She then graciously signed their Pirates of Penzance play bills. When she returned to Broadway in Three Tall Women, I waited outside in the line to get her autograph. When she came by, I told her I had seen her in Rose and how pleased I was to see her back on Broadway. She looked at me oddly and said, you must’ve been a baby. She will be sorely missed, but she will live on forever ever through her film work. So glad that I actually got to see her on stage.

I will never forget how her spirit and presence towered over the company and audience in Lear. She more than made up for a terribly misguided production.

She made that ticket worth every penny.

I was so sorry to see this news. She was formidable in Lear and made that ticket absolutely worth it, and her performance in Three Tall Women was superb. I’m so grateful to have gotten to see her on stage twice. And she was very kind and funny at the stage door. May she rest in peace.