Maggie Smith

Actor Dec 28 (died age 89) Ilford, Essex, England, UK 1944–2024 (80 year career)

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Biography

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 performe…

Known For

Film

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Minerva McGonagall

Film

Hook

Granny Wendy

Filmography

Acting (108)

Movies (88)

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

4.5

The Miracle Club

2023

as Lily Fox

6.3

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

2022

as Self

8.0

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Violet Crawley

7.2

A Boy Called Christmas

as Aunt Ruth

Downton Abbey

as Violet Crawley

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

2019

as Self

7.2

Sherlock Gnomes

2018

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

Nothing Like a Dame

as Self

Woolf Works

as Reading (voice)

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

as Self

Robin And Mark And Richard III

2016

as Self

9.0

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Muriel Donnelly

The Lady in the Van

as Miss Shepherd

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

as Self (archive material)

5.0

My Old Lady

2014

as Mathilde Girard

6.2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

as Mrs. Sullen

6.2

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Muriel Donnelly

Quartet

as Jean Horton

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Minerva McGonagall

8.1

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011

as Lady Bluebury (voice)

5.9

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010

as Agatha Rose Doherty

6.3

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Minerva McGonagall

7.7

From Time to Time

2009

as Linnet

6.3

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

2008

as Self (archival footage)

7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Minerva McGonagall

Becoming Jane

as Lady Gresham

Capturing Mary

as Mary Gilbert

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

as Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Minerva McGonagall

7.8

Keeping Mum

2005

as Grace Hawkins

6.7

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Minerva McGonagall

8.0

Ladies in Lavender

2004

as Janet

6.4

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

as Self

7.7

My House in Umbria

2003

as Mrs. Emily Delahunty

6.0

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

as Minerva McGonagall

7.7

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

as Caro Bennett

6.1

The Making of Gosford Park

2002

as Self (uncredited)

5.0

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

as Minerva McGonagall

7.9

Gosford Park

2001

as Constance Trentham

The Last September

as Lady Myra Naylor

All the King's Men

as Queen Alexandra

Tea with Mussolini

as Lady Hester Random

Curtain Call

as Lily Marlowe

Washington Square

as Aunt Lavinia Penniman

6.2

The First Wives Club

1996

as Gunilla Garson Goldberg

6.7

Richard III

1995

as Duchess of York

6.7

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Mother Superior

The Secret Garden

as Mrs. Medlock

Suddenly, Last Summer

as Violet Venable

Sister Act

as Mother Superior

Memento Mori

as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew

Hook

as Granny Wendy

Romeo.Juliet

as Rosaline (voice)

Talking Heads

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

as Judith Hearne

6.5

A Room with a View

1986

as Charlotte Bartlett

A Private Function

as Joyce Chilvers

Lily in Love

as Lily Wynn

Better Late Than Never

as Miss Anderson

Mrs. Silly

as Mrs Silly

Evil Under the Sun

as Daphne Castle

The Missionary

as Lady Isabel Ames

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

1982

as Self / Daphne Castle

Clash of the Titans

as Thetis

Quartet

as Lois Heidler

Death on the Nile

as Miss Bowers

California Suite

as Diana Barrie

Murder by Death

as Dora Charleston

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

as Lila Fisher

The Millionairess

as Epifania

Travels with My Aunt

as Augusta Bertram

The Merchant of Venice

1972

as Portia

7.0

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Music Hall Star

6.7

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969

as Jean Brodie

6.9

Hot Millions

1968

as Patty Terwilliger Smith

6.5

Much Ado About Nothing

as Beatrice

The Honey Pot

as Sarah Watkins

Olivier Talks About Othello

1965

as (archive footage)

Othello

as Desdemona

Young Cassidy

as Nora

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

1965

as self

The Pumpkin Eater

as Philpot

The V.I.P.s

as Miss Mead

Go to Blazes

as Chantal

Nowhere to Go

as Bridget Howard

Child in the House

as Party Guest (uncredited)

5.8

Television (20)

Talking Pictures

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.8

Downton Abbey

2010

as Violet Crawley

8.1

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe

as Self

David Copperfield

as Betsey Trotwood

Performance

as Mrs Venable

Talking Heads

as Susan

Screen Two

as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew

6.8

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Dinah!

as Self

Great Performances

as Violet Venable

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self

7.7

BBC Play of the Month

as Ann Whitefield

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Armchair Theatre

as Juliet Denise

Lilli Palmer Theatre

as Paula Benson

The Oscars

as Self

Sunday Night Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee