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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Yentl | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | The Subject Was Roses | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Rose | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Her Alibi | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | The Sand Pebbles | Nominated |
Downton Abbey
as Violet Crawley
Episodes: 47
First Aired: Sep 26, 2010
David Copperfield
as Betsey Trotwood
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 25, 1999
BBC Play of the Month
as Epifania
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1965
Talking Heads
as Susan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 19, 1988
Honest Trailers
as Minerva McGonagall (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2012
Great Performances
as Violet Venable
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
Armchair Theatre
as Anna Carnot
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Screen Two
as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 06, 1985
Armchair Theatre
as Juliet Denise
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Armchair Theatre
as The Girl
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Lilli Palmer Theatre
as Paula Benson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1955
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 11, 1967
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 11, 2006
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 2013
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Tony Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer/Winner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Dinah!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Sunday Night Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1950
Kraft Television Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 07, 1947
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