Maggie Smith

Acting

December 28, 1934 – September 27, 2024 (died at 89)

Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Female

88 Movies

29 TV Shows

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.

Sister Act

1992 6.8

as Mother Superior

Age 57 (now 89)

Gosford Park

2001 6.8

as Constance Trentham

Age 66 (now 89)

Downton Abbey

2010 8.1

as Violet Crawley

Age 75 (now 89) 47 eps

47 eps

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012 7.0

as Muriel Donnelly

Age 77 (now 89)

The Lady in the Van

2015 6.4

as Miss Shepherd

Age 80 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001 7.9

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 66 (now 89)

Hook

1991 6.8

as Granny Wendy

Age 56 (now 89)

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022 7.2

as Violet Crawley

Age 87 (now 89)

Quartet

2012 6.5

as Jean Horton

Age 77 (now 89)

A Room with a View

1986 6.9

as Charlotte Bartlett

Age 51 (now 89)

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011 5.9

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

Age 76 (now 89)

The Secret Garden

1993 7.4

as Mrs. Medlock

Age 58 (now 89)

My Old Lady

2014 6.2

as Mathilde Girard

Age 79 (now 89)

Keeping Mum

2005 6.7

as Grace Hawkins

Age 70 (now 89)

A Boy Called Christmas

2021 7.3

as Aunt Ruth

Age 86 (now 89)

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993 6.4

as Mother Superior

Age 58 (now 89)

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024 4.5

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Age 89

The Miracle Club

2023 6.3

as Lily Fox

Age 88 (now 89)

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023 6.4

as Self (archive footage)

Age 88 (now 89)

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

2022 8.0

as Self

Age 87 (now 89)

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022 7.2

as Violet Crawley

Age 87 (now 89)

A Boy Called Christmas

2021 7.3

as Aunt Ruth

Age 86 (now 89)

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

2019 7.2

as Self

Age 84 (now 89)

Downton Abbey

2019 7.1

as Violet Crawley

Age 84 (now 89)

Nothing Like a Dame

2018 6.8

as Self

Age 83 (now 89)

Sherlock Gnomes

2018 5.8

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

Age 83 (now 89)

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

as Self

Age 82 (now 89)

Woolf Works

2017 2.0

as Reading (voice)

Age 82 (now 89)

Robin And Mark And Richard III

2016 9.0

as Self

Age 81 (now 89)

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015 5.0

as Self (archive material)

Age 80 (now 89)

The Lady in the Van

2015 6.4

as Miss Shepherd

Age 80 (now 89)

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015 6.4

as Muriel Donnelly

Age 80 (now 89)

My Old Lady

2014 6.2

as Mathilde Girard

Age 79 (now 89)

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013 6.2

as Mrs. Sullen

Age 78 (now 89)

Quartet

2012 6.5

as Jean Horton

Age 77 (now 89)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012 7.0

as Muriel Donnelly

Age 77 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011 8.1

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 76 (now 89)

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011 5.9

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

Age 76 (now 89)

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010 6.3

as Agatha Rose Doherty

Age 75 (now 89)

From Time to Time

2009 6.3

as Linnet

Age 74 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009 7.7

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 74 (now 89)

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

2008 7.7

as Self (archival footage)

Age 73 (now 89)

Capturing Mary

2007 6.3

as Mary Gilbert

Age 72 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007 7.7

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 72 (now 89)

Becoming Jane

2007 7.3

as Lady Gresham

Age 72 (now 89)

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

as Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")

Age 71 (now 89)

Keeping Mum

2005 6.7

as Grace Hawkins

Age 70 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005 7.8

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 70 (now 89)

Ladies in Lavender

2004 6.5

as Janet

Age 69 (now 89)

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004 7.7

as Self

Age 69 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 8.0

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 69 (now 89)

My House in Umbria

2003 6.1

as Mrs. Emily Delahunty

Age 68 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 7.7

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 67 (now 89)

The Making of Gosford Park

2002 5.3

as Self (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 89)

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002 6.1

as Caro

Age 67 (now 89)

Gosford Park

2001 6.8

as Constance Trentham

Age 66 (now 89)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001 7.9

as Minerva McGonagall

Age 66 (now 89)

The Last September

2000 5.2

as Lady Myra Naylor

Age 65 (now 89)

All the King's Men

1999 6.3

as Queen Alexandra

Age 64 (now 89)

Tea with Mussolini

1999 6.5

as Lady Hester Random

Age 64 (now 89)

Curtain Call

1998 5.1

as Lily Marlowe

Age 63 (now 89)

Washington Square

1997 6.2

as Aunt Lavinia Penniman

Age 62 (now 89)

The First Wives Club

1996 6.7

as Gunilla Garson Goldberg

Age 61 (now 89)

Richard III

1995 6.8

as Duchess of York

Age 61 (now 89)

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993 6.4

as Mother Superior

Age 58 (now 89)

The Secret Garden

1993 7.4

as Mrs. Medlock

Age 58 (now 89)

Suddenly, Last Summer

1993 6.3

as Violet Venable

Age 58 (now 89)

Sister Act

1992 6.8

as Mother Superior

Age 57 (now 89)

Memento Mori

1992 6.3

as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew

Age 57 (now 89)

Hook

1991 6.8

as Granny Wendy

Age 56 (now 89)

Romeo.Juliet

1990 7.5

as Rosaline (voice)

Age 55 (now 89)

Talking Heads

1988 5.0

Age 53 (now 89)

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987 6.6

as Judith Hearne

Age 52 (now 89)

A Room with a View

1986 6.9

as Charlotte Bartlett

Age 51 (now 89)

A Private Function

1984 6.5

as Joyce Chilvers

Age 49 (now 89)

Lily in Love

1984 6.3

as Lily Wynn

Age 49 (now 89)

Mrs. Silly

1983 10.0

as Mrs Silly

Age 48 (now 89)

Better Late Than Never

1983 4.8

as Miss Anderson

Age 48 (now 89)

The Missionary

1982 5.6

as Lady Isabel Ames

Age 47 (now 89)

Evil Under the Sun

1982 6.9

as Daphne Castle

Age 47 (now 89)

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982 8.3

as Self / Daphne Castle

Age 47 (now 89)

Quartet

1981 5.8

as Lois Heidler

Age 46 (now 89)

Clash of the Titans

1981 6.9

as Thetis

Age 46 (now 89)

Death on the Nile

1978 7.1

as Miss Bowers

Age 43 (now 89)

California Suite

1978 5.8

as Diana Barrie

Age 43 (now 89)

Murder by Death

1976 7.2

as Dora Charleston

Age 41 (now 89)

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

1973 6.1

as Lila Fisher

Age 38 (now 89)

Travels with My Aunt

1972 6.0

as Augusta Bertram

Age 37 (now 89)

The Millionairess

1972 8.5

as Epifania

Age 37 (now 89)

The Merchant of Venice

1972 8.5

as Portia

Age 37 (now 89)

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 6.7

as Music Hall Star

Age 34 (now 89)

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969 6.9

as Jean Brodie

Age 34 (now 89)

Hot Millions

1968 6.6

as Patty Terwilliger Smith

Age 33 (now 89)

The Honey Pot

1967 6.4

as Sarah Watkins

Age 32 (now 89)

Much Ado About Nothing

1967 6.3

as Beatrice

Age 32 (now 89)

Othello

1965 6.4

as Desdemona

Age 30 (now 89)

Young Cassidy

1965 6.4

as Nora

Age 30 (now 89)

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

1965 10.0

as self

Age 30 (now 89)

Olivier Talks About Othello

1965

as (archive footage)

Age 30 (now 89)

The Pumpkin Eater

1964 6.7

as Philpot

Age 29 (now 89)

The V.I.P.s

1963 6.1

as Miss Mead

Age 28 (now 89)

Go to Blazes

1962 6.3

as Chantal

Age 27 (now 89)

Nowhere to Go

1958 6.6

as Bridget Howard

Age 23 (now 89)

Child in the House

1956 6.6

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Age 21 (now 89)