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).

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 …

Sep 27, 2024 · Dame Maggie Smith, the British screen and stage actress best known for her roles in the Harry Potter franchise and on Downton Abbey, died Sept. 27 at the age of 89.

Sep 27, 2024 · Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films over more than 60 years. Roles ranged from her iconic turn in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” to her Professor Minerva McGonagall in seven Harry Potter films, and films from Shakespeare’s “Othello” to the animated “Gnomeo & Juliet.”

"Murder by Death", "Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing", "Travels with My Aunt" are on The Best Movies of the 1970s Starring Maggie Smith on Flickchart.

Sep 27, 2024 · In 1970, Dame Maggie Smith sat down with Michael Aspel to talk about her career and on winning awards. She won her first Academy Award, for best actress, in 1969 for playing the title character...

Sep 27, 2024 · Dame Maggie Smith, one of the most beloved British actresses of her time, left an indelible mark on the world of theatre, film, and television. Her career spanned nearly seven decades, during...

Maggie Smith's career began at the Oxford Playhouse in the 1950s. She made her film debut in 1956 as one of the party guests in Child in the House (1956) . She has since performed in over sixty films and television series with some of the most prominent actors and actresses in …

Jan 21, 2025 · Smith left the National Theatre in the early 1970s and appeared for several seasons at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival. She also played in both the London and New York City productions of Noël Coward ’s Private Lives (1972, 1975) and of …

Nov 19, 2023 · Though a leading lady in her early career, Maggie Smith relished scene-stealing supporting turns from the 1970s onward. In California Suite (1978), she portrayed an Oscar-nominated actress plagued by anxiety. Though onscreen only briefly, she stole the film and won an Academy Award.