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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Died at 89 Ilford, Essex, England, UK Acting

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.

Full Filmography

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024•Movie

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club

2023•Movie

as Lily Fox

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023•Movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

2022•Movie

as Self

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022•Movie

as Violet Crawley

A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

2021•Movie

as Aunt Ruth

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

2019•Movie

as Self

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019•Movie

as Violet Crawley

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018•Movie

as Self

Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes

2018•Movie

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017•Movie

as Self

Woolf Works

Woolf Works

2017•Movie

as Reading (voice)

Robin And Mark And Richard III

Robin And Mark And Richard III

2016•Movie

as Self

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015•Movie

as Self (archive material)

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015•Movie

as Miss Shepherd

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015•Movie

as Muriel Donnelly

My Old Lady

My Old Lady

2014•Movie

as Mathilde Girard

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013•Movie

as Mrs. Sullen

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013•TV

as Self (archive footage)

Quartet

Quartet

2012•Movie

as Jean Horton

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012•Movie

as Muriel Donnelly

Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011•Movie

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010•TV

as Violet Crawley

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010•Movie

as Mrs. Docherty

From Time to Time

From Time to Time

2009•Movie

as Linnet

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

2008•Movie

as Self (archival footage)

Capturing Mary

Capturing Mary

2007•Movie

as Mary Gilbert

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

2007•Movie

as Lady Gresham

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007•TV

as Self

Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe

Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe

2006•TV

as Self

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006•Movie

as Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

2005•Movie

as Grace Hawkins

Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

2004•Movie

as Janet

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004•Movie

as Self

My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

2003•Movie

as Mrs. Emily Delahunty

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

2002•Movie

as Self (uncredited)

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002•Movie

as Caro

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001•Movie

as Constance Trentham

The Last September

The Last September

2000•Movie

as Lady Myra Naylor

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1999•TV

as Betsey Trotwood

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1999•Movie

as Queen Alexandra

Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

1999•Movie

as Lady Hester Random

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1998•Movie

as Lily Marlowe

Washington Square

Washington Square

1997•Movie

as Aunt Lavinia Penniman

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996•Movie

as Gunilla Garson Goldberg

Richard III

Richard III

1995•Movie

as Duchess of York

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993•Movie

as Mother Superior

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1993•Movie

as Mrs. Medlock

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1993•Movie

as Violet Venable

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992•Movie

as Mother Superior

Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992•Movie

as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew

Performance

Performance

1991•TV

as Mrs Venable

Hook

Hook

1991•Movie

as Granny Wendy

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990•Movie

as Rosaline (voice)

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988•Movie

as Unknown

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988•TV

as Susan

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987•Movie

as Judith Hearne

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

1986•Movie

as Charlotte Bartlett

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985•TV

as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew

A Private Function

A Private Function

1984•Movie

as Joyce Chilvers

Lily in Love

Lily in Love

1984•Movie

as Lily Wynn

Mrs. Silly

Mrs. Silly

1983•Movie

as Mrs Silly

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1983•Movie

as Miss Anderson

The Missionary

The Missionary

1982•Movie

as Lady Isabel Ames

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982•Movie

as Daphne Castle

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

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

1982•Movie

as Self / Daphne Castle

Quartet

Quartet

1981•Movie

as Lois Heidler

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981•TV

as Self

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981•Movie

as Thetis

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978•Movie

as Miss Bowers

California Suite

California Suite

1978•Movie

as Diana Barrie

Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976•Movie

as Dora Charleston

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974•TV

as Self

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

1973•Movie

as Lila Fisher

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

1972•Movie

as Augusta Bertram

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1972•Movie

as Epifania

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1972•Movie

as Portia

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971•TV

as Violet Venable

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969•Movie

as Music Hall Star

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969•Movie

as Jean Brodie

Hot Millions

Hot Millions

1968•Movie

as Patty Terwilliger Smith

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967•TV

as Mrs. Wislack

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967•TV

as Self

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967•Movie

as Sarah Watkins

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1967•Movie

as Beatrice

Othello

Othello

1965•Movie

as Desdemona

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965•TV

as Ann Whitefield

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965•TV

as Portia

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965•TV

as Epifana

Young Cassidy

Young Cassidy

1965•Movie

as Nora

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

1965•Movie

as self

The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964•Movie

as Philpot

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963•Movie

as Miss Mead

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

1962•Movie

as Chantal

Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

1958•Movie

as Bridget Howard

Child in the House

Child in the House

1956•Movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956•TV

as Anna Carnot

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956•TV

as Juliet Denise

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956•TV

as The Girl

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956•TV

as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956•TV

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956•TV

as Self - Performer / Winner

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956•TV

as Self (archive footage)

Lilli Palmer Theatre

Lilli Palmer Theatre

1955•TV

as Paula Benson

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953•TV

as Self

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950•TV

as Unknown

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

1947•TV

as Unknown

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944•TV

as Self - Nominee