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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Acting
Born: Dec 28, 1934 — Died: Sep 27, 2024
From: Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

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 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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Minerva McGonagall 2011 8.08
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Minerva McGonagall 2009 7.681
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Minerva McGonagall 2007 7.672
Becoming Jane Lady Gresham 2007 7.311
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Minerva McGonagall 2005 7.801
Keeping Mum Grace Hawkins 2005 6.665
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Minerva McGonagall 2004 8.008
Ladies in Lavender Janet 2004 6.397
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Minerva McGonagall 2002 7.702
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Caro Bennett 2002 6.106
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Minerva McGonagall 2001 7.898
Gosford Park Constance Trentham 2001 6.8
Tea with Mussolini Lady Hester Random 1999 6.449
The First Wives Club Gunilla Garson Goldberg 1996 6.709
Richard III Duchess of York 1995 6.8
The Secret Garden Mrs. Medlock 1993 7.427
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Mother Superior 1993 6.369
Sister Act Mother Superior 1992 6.824
Hook Granny Wendy 1991 6.84
A Room with a View Charlotte Bartlett 1986 6.946
Evil Under the Sun Daphne Castle 1982 6.885
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' Self / Daphne Castle 1982 8.333
Clash of the Titans Thetis 1981 6.902
Death on the Nile Miss Bowers 1978 7.144
California Suite Diana Barrie 1978 5.82
Murder by Death Dora Charleston 1976 7.16
Travels with My Aunt Augusta Bertram 1972 5.963
Oh! What a Lovely War Music Hall Star 1969 6.73
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Jean Brodie 1969 6.913
Hot Millions Patty Terwilliger Smith 1968 6.536
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1934
FromIlford, Essex, England, …