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.

Oct 1, 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.

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.

Nov 15, 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. Smith's performance was hailed as riveting and a triumphant return to theater after a long hiatus, demonstrating her unmatched ability to enthrall ...

Sep 27, 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.

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, four Emmy Awards, three ...

Harkening back to the classic Ealing comedies, this shrewd social satire (scripted by Alan Bennett) features marvelous performances from Maggie Smith and Michael Palin as Joyce and Gilbert Chilvers, a husband and wife living through the stringent food rationing of post–World War II …

In 1944, the young teenager Tolly (Alex Etel) travels to the family real estate Green Knowe in the countryside of England to stay with his estranged grandmother Mrs. Oldknow (Maggie Smith).

Sep 28, 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.

May 24, 1999 · All that becomes harder to do when Italy enters World War II. Maggie Smith and Judi Dench are glorious comic actresses, while Joan Plowright provides a firm, touching moral center to the...