Joan Plowright – a talented Scorpio with an upbeat Moon

Joan Plowright, one of Britain’s finest stage actresses, married for three decades to Laurence Olivier, has died aged 95. She garnered innumerable awards for her performances on screen as well, most recently for Tea with Mussolini where she played in an ensemble cast with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.

 She was born 28 October 1929 in Brigg, England, (rectified by Starkman to 4.38am which works well) with her mother, a keen amateur actor prompting her onto her first stage performance aged 3.  In the early 1960s she met Olivier during a performance and was cautious since he was still in a high-profile marriage to the increasingly unstable Vivien Leigh and she was also married. He was 22 years older but after both divorced their previous spouses they made it work, producing three children, though he was not an easy temperament. She said, “He has extremes of behaviour, which you understand.  You just find a way not to be swept overboard by his demons.”

 She was a Sun Scorpio sextile Neptune with a Virgo Moon conjunct Neptune and an influential Pluto in her 10th conjunct her Midheaven – determined, creative, influential, controlling.  Her charming Venus and Mercury in Libra sat on her Ascendant opposition Uranus conjunct her Descendant, suiting her for an unconventional marriage. Despite her intensity she could be amiable and laid back at home.

  Her creative 5H, 13H and 22 harmonic charts are all strong for talent, influence and fame.

 Laurence Olivier, 22 May 1907 5am Dorking, England, had a 12^th house Taurus Sun Mercury with a Virgo Moon and a volatile, explosive 8^th house Uranus Mars in Capricorn. His Venus fell in her 7^th house of marriage for an affectionate bond and both had Virgo Moons so would understand each other’s moods.

 Their relationship chart had a workmanlike composite Sun opposition Saturn and an argumentative Moon square Mars, tied into the North Node – so their joint public careers would keep them on their toes. Assuming her rectified birth time is sound then the saving grace would be a strong friendship from Jupiter in the 11th.