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Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (28 December 1934 – 27 September 2024) was a British actress. Known for her wit in both comedic and dramatic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen for over seven decades and was one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses. [1]
Maggie Smith, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actor known for her roles in "Downton Abbey," the "Harry Potter" film franchise and "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," has died at 89. In a statement ...
The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British [3] comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (mostly [ 6 ] ) true story of his interactions with Mary Shepherd , an elderly woman who lived in a ...
Smith received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work in Suddenly, Last Summer (1992), David Copperfield (1999) and Capturing Mary (2010). Smith won for My House in Umbria (2003). Smith gained international acclaim for her performance in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) as the Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.
Maggie Smith was born Margaret Natalie Smith on Dec. 28, 1934, in Ilford, England, to Nathaniel and Margaret Smith. When she was 4, her family, including her older twin brothers Alistair and Ian ...
Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and ...
Maggie Smith and director Michael Englar discuss a scene before filming "Downton Abbey" in the upstairs set at Highclere Castle. (Bethany Clarke / For The Times)
Beloved actor Maggie Smith has sadly passed away at the age of 89, with the news confirmed Friday, September 27 in a statement shared with the press by her two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens.