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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 (84 credits)
Actress (84 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
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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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She acted in the Old Vic Theatre season at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Judi Dench, Miles Malleson, Barbara Jefford, John Justin, Alec McCowen, Joss Ackland, Donald Houston, Isabel Jeans, Fay Compton, Robert Harris, Moyra Fraser, and George Baker in the cast. Michael Benthall was director. 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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I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect. See more »Trivia:
Pictured on one of a set of eight British commemorative postage stamps celebrating the 200th anniversary of The Old Vic Theatre, issued 30 August 2018. The stamp shows Smith in a 1970 performance of Hedda Gabler. Other performers appearing on stamps in this set are Laurence Olivier, Glenda Jackson, Albert Finney, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Sharon Benson, Judi Dench, John Stride, and Richard ... See more »Trademark:
Has often played grumpy, acid-witted ladies in the second half of her career.Star Sign:
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