Maggie Smith

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1934-12-28 (90 years old)

Deathday

2024-09-27

Place of Birth

Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Maggie Smith

Biography

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 profession...

Acting

1991

Hook

as Granny Wendy

2022

A German Life

as Brunhilde Pomsel

2005

1981

1992

Sister Act

as Mother Superior

1999

Tea with Mussolini

as Lady Hester Random

1978

Death on the Nile

as Miss Bowers

1982

Evil Under the Sun

as Daphne Castle

1996

The First Wives Club

as Gunilla Garson Goldberg

2007

Becoming Jane

as Lady Gresham

2001

Gosford Park

as Constance Trentham

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as Music Hall Star

1993

The Secret Garden

as Mrs. Medlock

1972

Travels with My Aunt

as Augusta Bertram

1986

A Room with a View

as Charlotte Bartlett

1976

Murder by Death

as Dora Charleston

1995

Richard III

as Duchess of York

1993

2004

1978

California Suite

as Diana Barrie

1968

Hot Millions

as Patty Terwilliger Smith

2005

Keeping Mum

as Grace Hawkins

2010

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

as Agatha Rose Doherty

2003

My House in Umbria

as Mrs. Emily Delahunty

1967

The Honey Pot

as Sarah Watkins

1963

The V.I.P.s

as Miss Mead

1965

Othello

as Desdemona

1997

Washington Square

as Aunt Lavinia Penniman

2011

Gnomeo & Juliet

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

1981

Quartet

as Lois Heidler

2000

The Last September

as Lady Myra Naylor

2009

1998

Curtain Call

as Lily Marlowe

1958

Nowhere to Go

as Bridget Howard

1964

2023

1982

The Missionary

as Lady Isabel Ames

2012

1984

A Private Function

as Joyce Chilvers

2012

Quartet

as Jean Horton

1972

1983

Mrs. Silly

as Mrs Silly

1984

Lily in Love

as Lily Wynn

1965

2007

Capturing Mary

as Mary Gilbert

1993

Suddenly, Last Summer

as Violet Venable

1962

Go to Blazes

as Chantal

2014

My Old Lady

as Mathilde Girard

2008

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

as Self (archival footage)

1967

1983

Better Late Than Never

as Miss Anderson

2015

The Lady in the Van

as Miss Shepherd

1999

All the King's Men

as Queen Alexandra

2015

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

as Self (archive material)

2017

Woolf Works

as Reading (voice)

1956

Child in the House

as Party Guest (uncredited)

2018

Sherlock Gnomes

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

2019

Downton Abbey

as Violet Crawley

1990

Romeo.Juliet

as Rosaline (voice)

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")

1992

Memento Mori

as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew

2021

1965

Olivier Talks About Othello

as (archive footage)

2002

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

as Self (uncredited)

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Violet Crawley

2023

The Miracle Club

as Lily Fox

2024

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

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