Oscar-nominated UK actress Joan Plowright, a legend of stage and screen ... macular degeneration which gradually caused her to go blind, leading her to retire from acting in 2014.

LONDON – Oscar-nominated British actress Joan Plowright, a legend of stage and ... degeneration which gradually caused her to go blind, leading her to retire from acting in 2014.

Joan Plowright, the celebrated British actress ... Plowright suffered macular degeneration which gradually caused her to go blind, leading her to retire from acting in 2014.

In 2014, ten years after being made a Dame, Joan announced she was retiring due to going blind. Confirming her ... “She survived her many challenges with Plowright grit and courageous ...

Oscar-nominated UK actress Joan Plowright, a legend of stage and screen and wife of ... Plowright suffered macular degeneration which gradually caused her to go blind, leading her to retire from ...

British actress Joan Plowright, who brought stage and screen ... acting in 2014 after macular degeneration had left her legally blind. But she was as amusing as she'd ever been when appearing ...