The Great Escaper, starring the late Glenda Jackson and Michael Caine, has been released. Upon its release, the film has garnered critical appreciation from many reputed publications.The film is said to be the final one of Glenda Jackson and revolves around the life story of Bernie Jordan. Jordan, 89, decided to attend celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, from an English retirement home.Actress and former member of the British parliament, Glenda Jackson, died on June 15, 2023, at 87. The actress was married to Roy Hodges, an actor and a stage manager. Jackson and Hodges got married on August 2, 1958, and got divorced in 1976.About Glenda Jackson's husband, Roy HodgesThe late Oscar-winning actress was once married to Roy Hodges. Hodges was an actor and a stage manager. Jackson and Hodges met each other when they were in their early 20s. The two started dating after initially meeting while participating in the same theater production. Hodges later worked as an art dealer. On August 2, 1958, Hodges and Jackson tied the knot. They were married at London's St. Marylebone Register Office. In 1976, they got divorced. Hodges filed a divorce lawsuit against Jackson, citing her liaison with lighting director Andy Phillips. Phillips had worked on the production of Hedda Gabler, in Jackson was starring.Glenda Jackson and Roy Hodges also share a son named Daniel Pierce Jackson Hodges (also known as Dan). He was born in 1969. Currently, Dan works as a UK Newspaper columnist. Jackson told The Observer in 2020 that she was living with her son, his spouse, and her 13-year-old grandson at the time. When Jackson wrapped up filming Women in Love, she was six months pregnant with Daniel.About Glenda JacksonBorn on May 9, 1936, in Cheshire, England, Glenda Jackson is an acclaimed actress and a former member of the British parliament. She died at the age of 87 after a short illness. The news of her demise was confirmed by her agent. Jackson reportedly died at her home in Blackheath in England. Lionel Larmer said in his statement:“Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Micheal Caine."For her role as Gudrun Brangwen in Ken Russell's adaptation of DH Lawrence's novel Women in Love, the actress and former Labour MP for Highgate and Hampstead received the 1970 Oscar for Best Actress. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThree years later, she received her second Best Actress Oscar for the 1973 romantic comedy A Touch of Class, which was about an affair between an adulterous couple. Jackson donated the statuettes to her mother, who used them as bookends, and did not attend the ceremony each time.Jackson gave up acting for politics more than a quarter of a century ago and served as a Labour MP for 23 years, under leaders including Neil Kinnock, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and Ed Miliband. She was a strong opponent of tuition fees and the Iraq War while working for Blair and Brown during Labour's 13 years in office from 1997 to 2010.