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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith CH DBE (December 28, 1934 − September 27, 2024) was a British actress. Known for her wit in comedic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen over seven decades and was one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses. She received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for six Laurence Olivier Awards. Smith was one of the few performers to earn the Triple Crown of Acting. Smith began her stage career as a student, performing at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952, and made her professional debut on Broadway in New Faces of '56. Over the following decades Smith established herself alongside Judi Dench as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. On Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for Noël Coward's Private Lives (1975) and Tom Stoppard's Night and Day (1979), and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage (1990). She won Academy Awards for Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for California Suite (1978). She was Oscar-nominated for Othello (1965), Travels with My Aunt (1972), A Room with a View (1985) and Gosford Park (2001). She portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). She also acted in Death on the Nile (1978), Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), The Secret Garden (1993), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), Quartet (2012) and The Lady in the Van (2015). Smith received newfound attention and international fame for her role as Violet Crawley in the British period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). The role earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards; she had previously won one for the HBO film My House in Umbria (2003). Over the course of her career she was the recipient of numerous honorary awards including the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1993, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1996 and the Society of London Theatre Special Award in 2010. Smith was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maggie Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1934-12-28

Birth Place

Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

2021

7.3

Movie
A German Life

A German Life

2022

0.0

Movie
A Private Function

A Private Function

1984

6.4

Movie
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

1985

7.0

Movie
All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1999

6.2

Movie
poster

Armchair Theatre

1956

5.8

TV
poster

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

2007

7.3

Movie
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1983

4.7

Movie
California Suite

California Suite

1978

5.8

Movie
Capturing Mary

Capturing Mary

2007

6.3

Movie
Child in the House

Child in the House

1956

5.8

Movie
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981

6.9

Movie
Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1998

5.0

Movie
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

0.0

Movie
poster

David Copperfield

1999

7.1

TV
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978

7.2

Movie
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

1978

6.3

Movie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

6.1

Movie
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019

7.1

Movie
poster

Downton Abbey

2010

8.1

TV
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

7.2

Movie
poster

Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982

6.9

Movie
poster

Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe

2006

6.0

TV
From Time to Time

From Time to Time

2009

6.3

Movie
Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011

5.9

Movie
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

1962

6.3

Movie
Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

6.8

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

8.1

Movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

7.8

Movie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

7.9

Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

8.0

Movie
poster

Honest Trailers

2012

6.4

TV
Hook

Hook

1991

6.8

Movie
Hot Millions

Hot Millions

1968

6.6

Movie
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

2005

6.6

Movie
Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

2004

6.4

Movie
Lily in Love

Lily in Love

1984

6.0

Movie
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

1973

5.9

Movie
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023

6.4

Movie
Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

2008

10.0

Movie
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992

6.2

Movie
Mrs. Silly

Mrs. Silly

1983

10.0

Movie
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

5.0

Movie
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976

7.2

Movie
My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

2003

6.1

Movie
My Old Lady

My Old Lady

2014

6.2

Movie
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010

6.3

Movie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

7.0

Movie
Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

6.9

Movie
Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

1958

6.5

Movie
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

6.6

Movie
Olivier Talks About Othello

Olivier Talks About Othello

1965

0.0

Movie
Othello

Othello

1965

6.4

Movie
Quartet

Quartet

1981

5.8

Movie
Quartet

Quartet

2012

6.5

Movie
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

2019

7.1

Movie
Richard III

Richard III

1995

6.7

Movie
Robin And Mark And Richard III

Robin And Mark And Richard III

2016

9.0

Movie
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

0.0

Movie
Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990

0.0

Movie
Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes

2018

5.7

Movie
Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

6.8

Movie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

6.4

Movie
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1993

6.8

Movie
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988

5.0

Movie
poster

Talking Heads

1988

6.2

TV
poster

Talking Pictures

2013

5.0

TV
Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

1999

6.4

Movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012

6.9

Movie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

7.5

TV
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

6.7

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967

6.5

Movie
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

6.4

Movie
The Last September

The Last September

2000

5.2

Movie
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

6.6

Movie
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

7.4

Movie
The Making of 'Gosford Park'

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

2002

5.0

Movie
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982

8.5

Movie
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

2022

0.0

Movie
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1972

7.0

Movie
The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1972

8.5

Movie
The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club

2023

6.1

Movie
The Missionary

The Missionary

1982

5.6

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969

6.8

Movie
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

6.7

Movie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

6.4

Movie
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1993

7.4

Movie
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

6.2

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

1972

5.9

Movie
Washington Square

Washington Square

1997

6.1

Movie
Woolf Works

Woolf Works

2017

2.0

Movie
Young Cassidy

Young Cassidy

1965

6.2

Movie