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Maggie Smith

Person

Maggie Smith

Born
1934
Died
2024
From
Ilford, Essex, England, UK·Chelsea, London, England, UK
78
Credits on file
8
Decades active
9
Awards

In short · Worked for eight decades — 78 credits, 5 Golden Globe Award wins.

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  1. Award win

    Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

  2. Award win

    Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

  3. Award win

    Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  4. Award win

    Academy Awards — Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role

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Biography

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. Her marriage to Stephens ended in divorce in 1974. She was married to Cross until his death in 1998. She had two sons with Stephens, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens who are also actors.Maggie Smith's career began at the Oxford Playhouse in the 1950s. She made her film debut in 1956 as one of the party guests in Child in the House (1956). She has since performed in over sixty films and television series with some of the most prominent actors and actresses in the world. These include: Othello (1965) with Laurence Olivier, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), California Suite (1978) with Michael Caine and Jane Fonda, A Room with a View (1986), Richard III (1995) with Ian McKellen and Jim Broadbent, Franco Zeffirelli's Tea with Mussolini (1999) with Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Cher and Gosford Park (2001) with Kristin Scott Thomas and Clive Owen, directed by Robert Altman. Maggie Smith has also been nominated for an Oscar six times and won twice, for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and California Suite (1978).Smith later appeared in the very successful 'Harry Potter' franchise as the formidable Professor McGonagall as well as in Julian Fellowes' ITV drama series, Downton Abbey (2010) (2010-2011) as the Dowager Countess of Grantham.

Family & relationships

Parents
Margaret Hutton
Children
Other
Ian Smith(Sibling)

Filmography · 74 of 74

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Actor

53 credits

Editor

21 credits

Awards & Nominations

5 wins · 4 nominations

Golden Globe Awards

  • Won2013Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
  • Won1987Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
  • Won1979Golden Globe — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Academy Awards

  • Nom2001Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Nom1986Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Won1978Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Nom1972Oscar — Actress in a Leading Role
  • Won1969Oscar — Actress in a Leading Role
  • Nom1965Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role

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