15 Nov 2001 · Produced at the Bridge Theatre in London, the critically acclaimed play is based on the life of Brunhilde Pomsel, a secretary for Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels during World War II.

Tea with Mussolini: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith. An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.

Dame Maggie Smith was a British actress who worked in theatre, television and film. She made her professional theatre debut in 1956 playing Viola in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in musical revue New Faces of 1956 (1956).

1 Oct 2024 · While the first film took place in Victorian England, the second film took place during World War II. Maggie plays Mrs. Docherty, the owner of the shop where Isabel works, and seems to have a screw loose.

A Private Function: Directed by Malcolm Mowbray. With Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths. In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.

In the final stages of World War II, thirteen-year-old Tolly (Alex Etel) is sent to spend Christmas with his grandmother Mrs Oldknow (Maggie Smith), far from wartime London. Within the ancient family manor estate, Green Knowe, Tolly is magically transported back in time to the Napoleonic period, drawn into participating in the family drama.

27 Sep 2024 · Maggie Smith won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1999 film where she starred opposite Dame Judi Dench and Cher. Set in 1935, a n orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.

28 Sep 2024 · Her family relocated to Oxford just before the outbreak of World War II, where her father, a pathologist at Oxford University, introduced her to an environment of intellectual curiosity and exploration. It was in Oxford that Smith began to pursue her love of acting, studying at the Oxford Playhouse School from 1951 to 1953.

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] She received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, …

27 Sep 2024 · The late Dame Maggie Smith talks about her formative career in Oxford in this 1967 archive interview. The British star of stage and screen has died aged 89. In her early life her family moved...