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Maggie Smith (I)
One of the world's most famous and distinguished actresses, Dame Maggie Smith was born Margaret Natalie Smith in Essex. Her Scottish mother, Margaret (Hutton), worked as a secretary, and her English father, Nathaniel Smith, was a teacher at Oxford University. Smith has been married twice: to actor Robert Stephens and to playwright Beverley Cross. ...
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Actress (85 credits)
Actress (85 credits)
2010-2015
Downton Abbey
(TV Series)
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Christmas Special
(2015)
... Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Episode #6.8
(2015)
... Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Episode #6.7
(2015)
... Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Episode #6.6
(2015)
... Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Episode #6.5
(2015)
... Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
1999
David Copperfield
(TV Mini-Series)
Betsey Trotwood
Betsey Trotwood
- Episode #1.2
(1999)
... Betsey Trotwood
- Episode #1.1
(1999)
... Betsey Trotwood
1993
Great Performances
(TV Series)
Violet Venable
Violet Venable
- Suddenly, Last Summer
(1993)
... Violet Venable
1968-1972
BBC Play of the Month
(TV Series)
Epifania / Portia / Ann Whitefield
Epifania / Portia / Ann Whitefield
- The Millionairess
(1972)
... Epifania
- The Merchant of Venice
(1972)
... Portia
- Man and Superman
(1968)
... Ann Whitefield
1957-1966
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
Victoria / Jackie Coryton / Lois Ardsley / ...
Victoria / Jackie Coryton / Lois Ardsley / ...
- Home and Beauty
(1966)
... Victoria
- Hay Fever
(1960)
... Jackie Coryton
- For Services Rendered
(1959)
... Lois Ardsley
- The Big Knife
(1958)
... Dixie Evens
- The Curious Savage
(1958)
... Fairy
1958-1960
Armchair Theatre
(TV Series)
Anna Carnot / The Girl / Julie
Anna Carnot / The Girl / Julie
- Guardian Angel
(1960)
... Anna Carnot
- The Girl on the Beach
(1959)
... The Girl
- The Widower
(1958)
... Julie
1959
ITV Television Playhouse
(TV Series)
Doto (maid) / Elaine
Doto (maid) / Elaine
- A Phoenix Too Frequent
(1959)
... Doto (maid)
- Sunday Out of Season
(1959)
... Elaine
1956
The Adventures of Aggie
(TV Series)
Fiona Frobisher-Smith
Fiona Frobisher-Smith
- Cobalt Blue
(1956)
... Fiona Frobisher-Smith
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Soundtrack (4 credits)
Soundtrack (4 credits)
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Thanks (2 credits)
Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (76 credits)
Self (76 credits)
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Archive footage (38 credits)
Archive footage (38 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
She acted in Peter Shaffer's play, "Black Comedy," and August Strindberg's play, "Miss Julie," in a National Theatre Company production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Albert Finney, Derek Jacobi, Graham Crowden, Doris Hare, and Louise Purnell in the cast. Michael Elliott and John Dexter were directors. See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 9 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Dame Maggie SmithHeight:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:
"I still miss him so much it's ridiculous. People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all. Even in my dream I kept saying to him, 'You are dead. You can't be here'" [on her second husband, Beverley Cross]. See more »Trivia:
In 2008, it was reported that she was fighting breast cancer. She has had a tumor removed and undergone chemotherapy. See more »Trademark:
Has often played grumpy, acid-witted ladies in the second half of her career.Star Sign:
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