Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright compatibility: Taurus and Scorpio
Married from 1961 until 1989
Sky match
65
out of 100
The two charts, in brief
In Laurence Olivier's chart the Sun is in Taurus; in Joan Plowright's chart the Sun is in Scorpio. Both charts have the Moon in Virgo. Between them the charts make 22 close angles, 4 of them between personal planets, which with the shared signs give a sky match of 65 out of 100.
Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright married in 1961, and the marriage lasted until Laurence Olivier's death in 1989. Joan Plowright died in 2025.
The sky match counts the close angles between two charts, gives most weight to the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars, and adds a little for a shared Sun, Moon or rising sign. Where StarMap has no verified birth time the chart is cast for midday and the Moon's angles are not counted, so the figure is approximate. It says nothing about whether a relationship lasts.
Where their personal planets meet
Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars move quickly, so these angles belong to Laurence and Joan and to few other pairs. Angles to the Moon are left out where there is no birth time.
Laurence’s Mars square Joan’s Mercury
about 0.4° from exact
Joan's Mercury and Laurence's Mars are at a hard angle, the traditional mark of arguments that begin over very little. Astrologers read it as energy in need of a shared project.
Laurence’s Mars sextile Joan’s Mars
about 2.6° from exact
Their Mars placements are at an easy angle, read as energies that cooperate. Laurence and Joan are taken to want to move at the same pace.
Laurence’s Moon sextile Joan’s Mars
about 4.0° from exact
Laurence's Moon and Joan's Mars are at an easy angle, read as instinct and action in step. Joan is taken to act on what Laurence feels, often before it has been said.
Laurence’s Venus opposition Joan’s Sun
about 5.1° from exact
Joan's Sun and Laurence's Venus meet at a hard angle. The attraction is read as real but uneven: what Laurence finds lovely is not always what Joan is proudest of, and the two tastes have to be negotiated.
Personal planets and slow ones
One person's quick planet against the other's slow one. The slow planet's place is shared by everyone born around the same time; the meeting is particular to the pair.
Laurence’s Moon sextile Joan’s Pluto
about 0.5° from exact
Joan's Pluto is at an easy angle to Laurence's Moon, read as depth that does not overwhelm. Joan is taken to strengthen Laurence's emotional life.
Laurence’s Jupiter square Joan’s Venus
about 0.5° from exact
Laurence's Jupiter is at a hard angle to Joan's Venus, read as generosity that overshoots: Laurence offers Joan's way of showing affection more than it asked for.
Laurence’s Neptune square Joan’s Venus
about 0.6° from exact
Laurence's Neptune is at a hard angle to Joan's Venus, read as a blur: what Laurence imagines about Joan's way of showing affection and what is there can differ.
Laurence’s Mars opposition Joan’s Pluto
about 1.9° from exact
Joan's Pluto is at a hard angle to Laurence's Mars, read as a contest of wills: Joan's intensity is taken to press on Laurence's drive.
Laurence’s Uranus square Joan’s Venus
about 2.0° from exact
Laurence's Uranus is at a hard angle to Joan's Venus, read as restlessness: Laurence's need for room is taken to jolt Joan's way of showing affection.
Laurence’s Venus trine Joan’s Saturn
about 2.8° from exact
Joan's Saturn is at an easy angle to Laurence's Venus, read as steadiness: Joan gives Laurence's way of showing affection something solid to lean on.
4 more of this kind between the two charts.
8 more angles link slow planets in both charts. Those are shared by whole generations and are not read here.
Other couples with Laurence Olivier or Joan Plowright
Relationship data from Wikidata, stated as Wikidata records it. Birth dates and places from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, from Astro-Databank with their Rodden rating. Positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. The readings describe what an angle is traditionally taken to mean and are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the two people’s private lives.
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