Why did Glenda Jackson stop acting?

Glenda Jackson is an English actress who is known to be the mother of a 53-year-old British newspaper columnist called Dan Hodges.

Glenda Jackson has bagged the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards on two occasions and has also bagged the Best Actress in a Leading Role at the BAFTA Awards on one occasion.

Why did Glenda Jackson stop acting?

Glenda Jackson had to stop acting at some point in her life and the reason why she stopped acting was due to her venture into politics.

Glenda Jackson parted ways with acting in the early 1990s as she was interested in serving in a number of political roles in the United Kingdom.

Glenda Jackson went on to serve as the Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Kilburn from 1992 to 2010 and also served as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from May 1997 to July 1999.

Glenda Jackson returned to her acting career in 2015 when she appeared in a number of stage plays.