Maggie Smith
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Film
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Professor McGonagall
2001
Series
Downton Abbey
Violet Crawley
2010
Film
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Minerva McGonagall
2002
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Minerva McGonagall
2004
Film
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Minerva McGonagall
2005
Series
Great Performances
Violet Venable
1971
Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Minerva McGonagall
2011
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer / Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)
1956
Film
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Minerva McGonagall
2007
Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Minerva McGonagall
2009
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Ann Whitefield
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Portia
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Epifana
1965
Series
Screen Two
Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
1985
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Film
Hook
Granny Wendy
1991
Film
Death on the Nile
Miss Bowers
1978
Series
ITV Playhouse
Mrs. Wislack
1967
Series
Performance
Mrs Venable
1991
Film
Sister Act
Mother Superior
1992
Film
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Agatha Rose Doherty
2010
Film
Gnomeo & Juliet
Lady Bluebury (voice)
2011
Film
Clash of the Titans
Thetis
1981
Film
Downton Abbey
Violet Crawley
2019
Film
Gosford Park
Constance Trentham
2001
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Mother Superior
1993
Film
Keeping Mum
Grace Hawkins
2005
Film
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Violet Crawley
2022
Film
The Secret Garden
Mrs. Medlock
1993
Series
David Copperfield
Betsey Trotwood
1999
Film
Becoming Jane
Lady Gresham
2007
Film
The First Wives Club
Gunilla Garson Goldberg
1996
Film
Evil Under the Sun
Daphne Castle
1982
Film
A Boy Called Christmas
Aunt Ruth
2021
Film
Sherlock Gnomes
Lady Bluebury (voice)
2018
Film
A Room with a View
Charlotte Bartlett
1986
Film
Murder by Death
Dora Charleston
1976
Film
The Miracle Club
Lily Fox
2023
Series
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Muriel Donnelly
2012
Film
Ladies in Lavender
Janet
2004
Film
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Muriel Donnelly
2015
Film
The Lady in the Van
Miss Shepherd
2015
Film
Richard III
Duchess of York
1995
Film
My Old Lady
Mathilde Girard
2014
All for Love
Mrs. Silly
1982
Series
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Paula Benson
1955
Film
Quartet
Jean Horton
2012
Film
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Caro
2002
Film
From Time to Time
Linnet
2009
Film
Tea with Mussolini
Lady Hester Random
1999
Film
Lily in Love
Lily Wynn
1984
Film
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Jean Brodie
1969
Film
California Suite
Diana Barrie
1978
Film
Hot Millions
Patty Terwilliger Smith
1968
Film
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
2017
Film
Oh! What a Lovely War
Music Hall Star
1969
Film
The Missionary
Lady Isabel Ames
1982
Film
The V.I.P.s
Miss Mead
1963
Film
Nothing Like a Dame
Self
2018
Film
The Pumpkin Eater
Philpot
1964
Series
Armchair Theatre
Anna Carnot
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Juliet Denise
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
The Girl
1956
Film
The Honey Pot
Sarah Watkins
1967
Film
Othello
Desdemona
1965
Film
Nowhere to Go
Bridget Howard
1958
Film
Curtain Call
Lily Marlowe
1998
Film
Washington Square
Aunt Lavinia Penniman
1997
Film
My House in Umbria
Mrs. Emily Delahunty
2003
Film
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
2004
Film
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
2024
Film
A Private Function
Joyce Chilvers
1984
Series
Talking Heads
Susan
1988
Film
Capturing Mary
Mary Gilbert
2007
Film
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Judith Hearne
1987
Film
Quartet
Lois Heidler
1981
Film
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
2006
Film
The Making of Gosford Park
Self (uncredited)
2002
Film
Romeo.Juliet
Rosaline (voice)
1990
Film
Travels with My Aunt
Augusta Bertram
1972
Film
Young Cassidy
Nora
1965
Film
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Memento Mori
Mrs Mabel Pettigrew
1992
Film
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Mrs. Sullen
2013
Film
Robin And Mark And Richard III
Self
2016
Film
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
1967
Film
Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
Self (archival footage)
2008
Film
Go to Blazes
Chantal
1962
Film
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Self
2019
Film
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
Lila Fisher
1973
Film
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive material)
2015
Film
All the King's Men
Queen Alexandra
1999
Film
The Last September
Lady Myra Naylor
2000
Film
Woolf Works
Reading (voice)
2017
Olivier Talks About Othello
(archive footage)
1965
Film
The Merchant of Venice
Portia
1972
Film
Child in the House
Party Guest (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Millionairess
Epifania
1972
Film
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
1965
Film
Suddenly, Last Summer
Violet Venable
1993
Film
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self
2022
Film
Better Late Than Never
Miss Anderson
1983
Film
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self / Daphne Castle
1982
Series
Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe
Self
2006
Film
Mrs. Silly
Mrs Silly
1983
Film
Talking Heads
1988