
Maggie Smith
Known for ActingBorn 1934-12-28Died 2024-09-27Ilford, Essex, England, UK
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Mrs. Silly
1983 · Movie
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Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965 · Movie
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Robin And Mark And Richard III
2016 · Movie
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Downton Abbey
2010 · Series
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The Millionairess
1972 · Movie
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The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022 · Movie
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The Merchant of Venice
1972 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Movie
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The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie
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Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
2008 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Movie
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004 · Movie
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie
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Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955 · Series
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A Boy Called Christmas
2021 · Movie
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Movie
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Romeo.Juliet
1990 · Movie
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Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
2019 · Movie
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Becoming Jane
2007 · Movie
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The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
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The Secret Garden
1993 · Movie
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Downton Abbey
2019 · Movie
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The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
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Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · Series
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David Copperfield
1999 · Series
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012 · Movie
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Nothing Like a Dame
2018 · Movie
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Screen Two
1985 · Series
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Murder by Death
1976 · Movie
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Death on the Nile
1978 · Movie
All for Love
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All for Love
1982 · Series
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A Room with a View
1986 · Movie
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Gosford Park
2001 · Movie
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Richard III
1995 · Movie
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Sister Act
1992 · Movie
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Dinah!
1974 · Series
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Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Movie
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Keeping Mum
2005 · Movie
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Hook
1991 · Movie
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Clash of the Titans
1981 · Movie
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The First Wives Club
1996 · Movie
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ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
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Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 · Movie