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 Britains 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 Cowards Private Lives (1975) and Tom Stoppards 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 Supporting Actress for California Suite (1978). She was Oscar-nominated for Othello (1965), Travels with My Aunt (1972), A Room with a View (1985) and Gosford Park (2001). She portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). She also acted in Death on the Nile (1978), Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), The Secret Garden (1993), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), Quartet (2012) and The Lady in the Van (2015).Smith received newfound attention and international fame for her role as Violet Crawley in the British period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). The role earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards; she had previously won one for the HBO film My House in Umbria (2003). Over the course of her career she was the recipient of numerous honorary awards including the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1993, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1996 and the Society of London Theatre Special Award in 2010. Smith was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.Description above from the Wikipedia article Maggie Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Brunhilde Pomsel
Film 2022
Mother Superior
Film 1992
Daphne Castle
Film 1982
Mrs. Medlock
Film 1993
Dora Charleston
Film 1976
Miss Bowers (archive footage)
Film 1978
Self / Daphne Castle
Film 1982
Mother Superior
Film 1993
Agatha Rose Doherty
Film 2010
Mrs. Emily Delahunty
Film 2003
Sarah Watkins
Film 1967
Miss Mead
Film 1963
Lila Fisher
Film 1973
Bridget Howard
Film 1958
Philpot
Film 1964
Self (archive footage)
Film 2023
Epifania
Film 1972
Mrs Silly
Film 1983
Lily Wynn
Film 1984
Nora
Film 1965
Violet Venable
Film 1993
Chantal
Film 1962
Self
Film 2004
Self
Film 2022
Mathilde Girard
Film 2014
Self (archival footage)
Film 2008
Beatrice
Film 1967
Miss Anderson
Film 1983
Miss Shepherd
Film 2015
Queen Alexandra
Film 1999
Film 1988
Portia
Film 1972
Self (archive material)
Film 2015
Mrs. Sullen
Film 2013
Reading (voice)
Film 2017
Party Guest (uncredited)
Film 1956
Self
Film 2017
Self
Film 2018
Rosaline (voice)
Film 1990
Self
Film 2016
Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
Film 2006
Mrs Mabel Pettigrew
Film 1992
Self
Film 2019
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Film 1965
Self (uncredited)
Film 2002
Self
Tv 2006
Epifania
Tv 1965
Self
Tv 1953
Self (archive footage)
Tv 2013
Minerva McGonagall (archive footage)
Tv 2012
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Tv 1967
Self - Presenter
Tv 1956
Self
Tv 1967
Self - Guest
Tv 1967
Self
Tv 1981
Self
Tv 2007
Self (archive footage)
Tv 1956
Anna Carnot
Tv 1956