Glenda ends her 53-year wait for Broadway award
GLENDA Jackson has joked that she was ‘fifth time lucky’ after ending her 53-year wait for a Tony award.
The British actress was crowned best actress at this year’s ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
Miss Jackson, 82, was first nominated for a Tony in 1966 for The Persecution and Assassination of Marat.
Having last been nominated in 1988 for her work in Macbeth, her acting career was interrupted by her stint as an MP.
But on Sunday night she finally won the accolade for her role in Three Tall Women. Accepting the award she told the crowd: ‘You, as always, are welcoming and kind and generous, and America has never needed that more.’
British talent enjoyed a magical evening, with Harry Potter drama The Cursed Child winning six awards, including the top best play honour.
Andrew Garfield, a one-time screen Spider-Man, won the best actor Tony for an acclaimed performance in Angels in America by the American playwright Tony Kushner. Although the play has USA in its DNA it was a very English production. It transferred to Broadway after starting at the Royal National Theatre.
There was drama onstage when Oscarwinning actor Robert De Niro, who introduced Bruce Springsteen, swore in comments about Donald Trump.