Person
Maggie Smith
Born 28 December 1934 Died 27 September 2024, aged 89 Ilford, Essex, England, UK TMDB ↗
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.
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12age in their first credit on record (1947)
76years on screen and counting
5credits in 1965, their busiest year
91dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 88 The Miracle Club
2023as Lily Fox
Age: 87 Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022as Violet Crawley
Age: 86 A Boy Called Christmas
2021as Aunt Ruth
Age: 84 Downton Abbey
2019as Violet Crawley
Age: 83 Sherlock Gnomes
2018as Lady Bluebury (voice)
Age: 82 Woolf Works
2017as Reading (voice)
Age: 80 The Lady in the Van
2015as Miss Shepherd
Age: 80 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015as Muriel Donnelly
Age: 79 My Old Lady
2014as Mathilde Girard
Age: 78 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013as Mrs. Sullen
Age: 77 Quartet
2012as Jean Horton
Age: 77 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012as Muriel Donnelly
Age: 76 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 76 Gnomeo & Juliet
2011as Lady Bluebury (voice)
Age: 75 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010as Agatha Rose Doherty
Age: 74 From Time to Time
2009as Linnet
Age: 74 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 72 Capturing Mary
2007as Mary Gilbert
Age: 72 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 72 Becoming Jane
2007as Lady Gresham
Age: 71 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006as Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
Age: 70 Keeping Mum
2005as Grace Hawkins
Age: 70 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 69 Ladies in Lavender
2004as Janet
Age: 69 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 68 My House in Umbria
2003as Mrs. Emily Delahunty
Age: 67 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 67 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002as Caro
Age: 66 Gosford Park
2001as Constance Trentham
Age: 66 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001as Minerva McGonagall
Age: 65 The Last September
2000as Lady Myra Naylor
Age: 64 All the King's Men
1999as Queen Alexandra
Age: 64 Tea with Mussolini
1999as Lady Hester Random
Age: 63 Curtain Call
1998as Lily Marlowe
Age: 62 Washington Square
1997as Aunt Lavinia Penniman
Age: 61 The First Wives Club
1996as Gunilla Garson Goldberg
Age: 61 Richard III
1995as Duchess of York
Age: 58 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993as Mother Superior
Age: 58 The Secret Garden
1993as Mrs. Medlock
Age: 58 Suddenly, Last Summer
1993as Violet Venable
Age: 57 Sister Act
1992as Mother Superior
Age: 57 Memento Mori
1992as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew
Age: 56 Hook
1991as Granny Wendy
Age: 55 Romeo.Juliet
1990as Rosaline (voice)
Age: 53 Talking Heads
1988
Age: 52 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987as Judith Hearne
Age: 51 A Room with a View
1986as Charlotte Bartlett
Age: 49 A Private Function
1984as Joyce Chilvers
Age: 49 Lily in Love
1984as Lily Wynn
Age: 48 Mrs. Silly
1983as Mrs Silly
Age: 48 Better Late Than Never
1983as Miss Anderson
Age: 47 The Missionary
1982as Lady Isabel Ames
Age: 47 Evil Under the Sun
1982as Daphne Castle
Age: 46 Quartet
1981as Lois Heidler
Age: 46 Clash of the Titans
1981as Thetis
Age: 43 Death on the Nile
1978as Miss Bowers
Age: 43 California Suite
1978as Diana Barrie
Age: 41 Murder by Death
1976as Dora Charleston
Age: 38 Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
1973as Lila Fisher
Age: 37 Travels with My Aunt
1972as Augusta Bertram
Age: 37 The Millionairess
1972as Epifania
Age: 37 The Merchant of Venice
1972as Portia
Age: 34 Oh! What a Lovely War
1969as Music Hall Star
Age: 34 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969as Jean Brodie
Age: 33 Hot Millions
1968as Patty Terwilliger Smith
Age: 32 The Honey Pot
1967as Sarah Watkins
Age: 32 Much Ado About Nothing
1967as Beatrice
Age: 30 Othello
1965as Desdemona
Age: 30 Young Cassidy
1965as Nora
Age: 29 The Pumpkin Eater
1964as Philpot
Age: 28 The V.I.P.s
1963as Miss Mead
Age: 27 Go to Blazes
1962as Chantal
Age: 23 Nowhere to Go
1958as Bridget Howard
Age: 21 Child in the House
1956as Party Guest (uncredited)
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TV credits
Age: 75 Downton Abbey
2010as Violet Crawley
Age: 64 David Copperfield
1999as Betsey Trotwood
Age: 56 Performance
1991as Mrs Venable
Age: 53 Talking Heads
1988as Susan
Age: 50 Screen Two
1985as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
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Age: 47 All for Love
1982as Mrs. Silly
Age: 36 Great Performances
1971as Violet Venable
Age: 32 ITV Playhouse
1967as Mrs. Wislack
Age: 30 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Ann Whitefield
Age: 30 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Portia
Age: 30 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Epifana
Age: 21 Armchair Theatre
1956as Anna Carnot
Age: 21 Armchair Theatre
1956as Juliet Denise
Age: 21 Armchair Theatre
1956as The Girl
Age: 20 Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955as Paula Benson
Age: 15 Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Age: 12