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    Maggie Smith

    1934-12-28 (89 years old) in Ilford, Essex, England, UK

    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 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.

    Movies

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    The Miracle Club
    61 %|Jul 14, 2023
    Comedy, Drama
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    Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
    63 %|Jun 2, 2023
    Documentary, History
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    A German Life
    0 %|Dec 1, 2022
    Drama
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    Downton Abbey: A New Era
    72 %|Apr 27, 2022
    Drama, Romance, History, Mystery
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    A Boy Called Christmas
    74 %|Nov 24, 2021
    Family, Adventure, Fantasy
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    Downton Abbey
    71.46 %|Sep 12, 2019
    Drama, Romance, History
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    Nothing Like a Dame
    69 %|May 2, 2018
    Documentary
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    Sherlock Gnomes
    57 %|Mar 15, 2018
    Animation, Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Mystery
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    Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
    0 %|Apr 17, 2017
    Documentary
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    Woolf Works
    20 %|Feb 8, 2017
    Music
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    Robin And Mark And Richard III
    90 %|Apr 15, 2016
    Documentary
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    The Lady in the Van
    64.17 %|Oct 30, 2015
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    64.16 %|Feb 26, 2015
    Drama, Comedy
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    My Old Lady
    62.14 %|Sep 9, 2014
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
    70 %|Nov 2, 2013
    Documentary
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    Quartet
    65 %|Dec 26, 2012
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
    69.42 %|Feb 23, 2012
    Drama, Comedy
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    80.94 %|Jul 12, 2011
    Fantasy, Adventure
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    Gnomeo & Juliet
    59 %|Jan 13, 2011
    Animation, Family
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    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
    62.97 %|Mar 26, 2010
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family
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    From Time to Time
    63 %|Oct 15, 2009
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
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    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    76.92 %|Jul 15, 2009
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
    0 %|Jul 10, 2008
    Documentary
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    Capturing Mary
    63 %|Nov 12, 2007
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    76.78 %|Jul 8, 2007
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Becoming Jane
    73 %|Mar 2, 2007
    Romance, Drama
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    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
    0 %|May 2, 2006
    Documentary
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    Keeping Mum
    66 %|Dec 2, 2005
    Comedy
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    78.12 %|Nov 16, 2005
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Ladies in Lavender
    63.730000000000004 %|Nov 12, 2004
    Drama, Romance
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    The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
    76 %|Jun 11, 2004
    Documentary
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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    80.18 %|May 31, 2004
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    My House in Umbria
    60 %|May 25, 2003
    Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    77.2 %|Nov 13, 2002
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Making of 'Gosford Park'
    50 %|Jun 18, 2002
    Documentary
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    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
    61.260000000000005 %|Jun 7, 2002
    Comedy, Drama
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    79.13 %|Nov 16, 2001
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Gosford Park
    68.52000000000001 %|Nov 7, 2001
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Last September
    52 %|Apr 28, 2000
    Drama, Romance
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    All the King's Men
    62 %|Nov 14, 1999
    Drama, War, Mystery
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    Tea with Mussolini
    63.87 %|Mar 25, 1999
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    Curtain Call
    50 %|Dec 5, 1998
    Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama
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    Washington Square
    61 %|Oct 10, 1997
    Drama, Romance
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    The First Wives Club
    67 %|Sep 20, 1996
    Comedy
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    Richard III
    67 %|Dec 29, 1995
    Drama, War
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    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
    64 %|Dec 9, 1993
    Music, Comedy
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    The Secret Garden
    74 %|Aug 13, 1993
    Drama, Family, Fantasy
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    Suddenly, Last Summer
    60 %|Jan 6, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Sister Act
    68.3 %|May 28, 1992
    Music, Comedy
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    Memento Mori
    70 %|Apr 19, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy, Mystery
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    Hook
    68.38 %|Apr 10, 1991
    Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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    Romeo.Juliet
    0 %|Jan 1, 1990
    Drama, Romance
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    Talking Heads
    50 %|Apr 19, 1988
    Drama
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    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
    66 %|Dec 23, 1987
    Drama, Romance
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    A Room with a View
    69.78 %|Dec 13, 1985
    Drama, Romance
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    A Private Function
    63 %|Nov 9, 1984
    Comedy
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    Lily in Love
    60 %|Oct 17, 1984
    Comedy
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    Mrs. Silly
    0 %|Sep 9, 1983
    Romance, TV Movie
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    Better Late Than Never
    47 %|Feb 21, 1983
    Comedy
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    The Missionary
    55 %|Nov 2, 1982
    Comedy
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    Evil Under the Sun
    69 %|Mar 5, 1982
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Quartet
    58 %|Oct 25, 1981
    Drama, Romance
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    Clash of the Titans
    68.74 %|Jun 12, 1981
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    California Suite
    57.79 %|Dec 15, 1978
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Death on the Nile
    72 %|Sep 29, 1978
    Mystery
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    Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
    63 %|Jan 1, 1978
    Documentary
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    Murder by Death
    71.87 %|Jun 23, 1976
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
    58 %|Apr 19, 1973
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
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    Travels with My Aunt
    58 %|Dec 17, 1972
    Adventure, Comedy
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    The Millionairess
    70 %|Sep 12, 1972
    Drama
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    The Merchant of Venice
    70 %|Apr 16, 1972
    Drama
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    Oh! What a Lovely War
    66 %|Mar 10, 1969
    Comedy, Music, War
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    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
    68 %|Feb 24, 1969
    Drama
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    Hot Millions
    66 %|Sep 19, 1968
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Honey Pot
    66 %|May 21, 1967
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    Much Ado About Nothing
    50 %|Jan 1, 1967
    Comedy
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    Othello
    64 %|Dec 15, 1965
    Drama
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    Young Cassidy
    62 %|Feb 25, 1965
    Drama
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    Olivier Talks About Othello
    0 %|Jan 1, 1965
    Documentary
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    The Pumpkin Eater
    67 %|Jul 16, 1964
    Drama
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    The V.I.P.s
    62 %|Sep 1, 1963
    Drama
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    Go to Blazes
    63 %|Apr 18, 1962
    Comedy
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    Nowhere to Go
    65 %|Dec 2, 1958
    Crime, Thriller
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    Child in the House
    58 %|Aug 14, 1956
    Drama

    Series

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    Talking Pictures
    50 %|Jan 5, 2013
    Documentary
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    Honest Trailers
    63 %|Feb 13, 2012
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    Downton Abbey
    81 %|Sep 26, 2010
    Drama
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    The Graham Norton Show
    72 %|Feb 22, 2007
    Comedy, Talk
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    Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe
    60 %|Jun 11, 2006
    Documentary
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    David Copperfield
    71 %|Dec 25, 1999
    Drama
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    Talking Heads
    62 %|Apr 19, 1988
    Drama
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    Entertainment Tonight
    35 %|Sep 15, 1981
    News
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    Great Performances
    49 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    The Carol Burnett Show
    75 %|Sep 11, 1967
    Comedy, Family
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    The Carol Burnett Show
    75 %|Sep 11, 1967
    Comedy, Family
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    The Carol Burnett Show
    75 %|Sep 11, 1967
    Comedy, Family
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    BBC Play of the Month
    50 %|Oct 19, 1965
    Drama
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953