Maggie Smith

Real Name: Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
Date of Birth: December 28th, 1934
Horoscope: Capricorn
Nationality: English
Relationship Status: Single
Profession: Actress

Filmography

2011 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (filming) - Professor Minerva McGonagall
2010 - Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (filming) - Mrs. Docherty
2009 - From Time to Time - Linnet
2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Professor Minerva McGonagall
2007 - Capturing Mary - Mary Gilbert
2007 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Professor Minerva McGonagall
2007 - Becoming Jane - Lady Gresham
2005 - Keeping Mum - Grace Hawkins
2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Professor Minerva McGonagall
2004 - Ladies in Lavender. - Janet
2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Professor Minerva McGonagall
2003 - My House in Umbria - Mrs. Emily Delahunty
2002 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Professor Minerva McGonagall
2002 - Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Caro Eliza Bennett
2001 - Gosford Park - Constance Trentham
2001 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - Professor Minerva McGonagall
1999 - David Copperfield - Betsey Trotwood
1999 - All the King’s Men - Queen Alexandra
1999 - Curtain Call - Lily Marlowe
1999 - The Last September - Lady Myra Naylor
1999 - Tea with Mussolini - Lady Hester Random
1997 - Washington Square - Aunt Lavinia Penniman
1996 - The First Wives Club - Gunilla Garson Goldberg
1995 - Richard III - Duchess of York
1993 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit - Mother Superior
1993 - The Secret Garden - Mrs. Medlock
1993 - Suddenly, Last Summer (- Violet Venable
1992 - Sister Act - Mother Superior
1992 - Memento Mori - Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
1991 - Hook - Granny Wendy
1990 - Romeo-Juliet - Rozaline (voice)
1987 - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Judith Hearne
1987 - Talking Heads - “Bed Among the Lentils” - Susan
1985 - A Room with a View - Charlotte Bartlett
1984 - A Private Function - Joyce Chilvers
1984 - Lily in Love - Lily Wynn
1983 - All for Love - Mrs. Silly - Mrs. Silly
1982 - The Missionary - Lady Isabel Ames
1982 - Evil Under the Sun - Daphne Castle
1982 - Better Late Than Never - Miss Anderson
1981 - Clash of the Titans - Thetis
1981 - Quartet - Lois Heidler
1978 - California Suite - Diana Barrie
1978 - Death on the Nile - Miss Bowers
1976 - Murder by Death - Dora Charleston
1973 - Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing - Lila Fisher
1972 - Travels with My Aunt - Aunt Augusta Bertram
1972 - BBC Play of the Month - “The Millionairess” - Epifania
1972 - BBC Play of the Month - “The Merchant of Venice” - Portia
1969 - Oh! What a Lovely War - Music Hall Star
1969 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Jean Brodie
1968 - BBC Play of the Month - “The Seagull” - Irina Arkadina
1968 - BBC Play of the Month - “Man and Superman” (Ann Whitefield
1968 - Hot Millions - Patty Terwilliger Smith
1968 - ITV Playhouse - “On Approval”
1967 - The Honey Pot - Sarah Watkins
1967 - Much Ado About Nothing - Beatrice
1966 - ITV Play of the Week - “- Home and Beauty”
1965 - Young Cassidy - Nora
1965 - Othello - Desdemona
1964 - The Pumpkin Eater - Philpot
1963 - The V.I.P.s - Miss Mea
1962 - Go to Blazes - Chantal
1960 - ITV Play of the Week - “Hay Fever” - Jackie Coryton
1960 - Armchair Theatre - “Guardian Angel” - Julie
1959 - Armchair Theatre - “The Girl on the Beach - Julie
1958 - ITV Play of the Week - “The Big Knife” Dixie Evens
1958 - ITV Play of the Week - “The Curious Savage” - Fairy
1958 - Armchair Theatre - “The Widower” - Julie
1958 - Nowhere to Go - Bridget Howard
1957 - ITV Play of the Week - “Boy Meets Girl” - Susie
1957 - Kraft Television Theatre - “Night of the Plague”
1956 - Lilli Palmer Theatre - “Death Under the City” - Paula Benson
1956 - The Adventures of Aggie - “Cobalt Blue” - Fiona Frobisher-Smith
1956 - Child in the House - Party guest
1955 - BBC Sunday-Night Theatre - “The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business”

Awards, Nominations & Accolades

2005 - Best Actress - Ladies in Lavender - European Film Awards - Nominated
2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television - My House in Umbria - Golden Globe - Nominated
2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television - My House in Umbria - Golden Satellite Award - Nominated
2003 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - My House in Umbria - Emmy - Won
2003 - Best Acting Ensemble - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Nominated
2002 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Gosford Park - Academy Award - Nominated
2002 - Best Supporting Actress - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - Saturn Award - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films - Nominated
2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Gosford Park - BAFTA - Nominated
2002 - Best Acting Ensemble - Gosford Park - Critics Choice Award - Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Won
2002 - Best Supporting Actress - Gosford Park - Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Nominated
2002 - Best Actress - Gosford Park  - European Film Awards - Nominated
2002 - Best Ensemble Cast - Gosford Park- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Won
2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Gosford Park - Golden Globe - Nominated
2002 - Best Supporting Actress - Gosford Park - Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Won
2002 - Best Ensemble - Gosford Park - Online Film Critics Society Awards - Won
2002 - Best Supporting Actress - Gosford Park - Online Film Critics Society Awards - Nominated
2002 - Best Acting Ensemble - Gosford Park - Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Nominated
2002 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Gosford Park - Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Nominated
2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical - Gosford Park - Golden Satellite Award - Won
2002 - Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble - Gosford Park - Special Achievement Award - Won
2002 - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture - Gosford Park - Screen Actors Guild Awards - Screen Actors Guild Awards
2001 - Best Supporting Actress - Gosford Park - Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Won
2000 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Tea with Mussolini - BAFTA - Won
2000 - Best Actress - David Copperfield - BAFTA - Nominated
2000 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - David Copperfield - Emmy - Nominated
1998 - Best Supporting Actress - Washington Square - Chlotrudis Award - Nominated
1996 - Best Acting by an Ensemble - The First Wives Club - National Board of Review - Won
1996 - Academy Fellowship  - BAFTA
1994 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Secret Garden - BAFTA - Nominated
1993 - Best Actress - Memento Mori - BAFTA - Nominated
1993 - BAFTA Special Lifetime Achievement Award
1993 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Suddenly, Last Summer - Emmy - Nominated
1989 - Best Actress - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne - BAFTA  - Won
1989 - Best Actress - Talking Heads - BAFTA TV Awards - Nominated
1989 - Best Actress - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne - Evening Standard British Film Award - Nominated
1989 - Best Actor, Female - Talking Heads - Royal Television Society - Won
1987 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - A Room with a View - Golden Globe - Won
1987 - Best Supporting Actress - A Room with a View - Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Won
1987 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - A Room with a View - Oscar - Nominated
1985 - Best Actress - A Private Function - BAFTA Film Award - Won
1984 - Best Actress - All for Love: Mrs. Silly  - BAFTA TV Award - Nominated
1982 - Best Actress - Quartet - BAFTA Film Award - Nominated
1982 - Best Actress - Quartet - Evening Standard British Film Award - Won
1982 - Best Supporting Actress - Clash of the Titans - Saturn Awards - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films - Nominated
1980 - Best Actress - California Suite - Evening Standard British Film Award - Won
1980 - Best Actress - California Suite - BAFTA Film Award - Nominated
1979 - Best Supporting Actress - Death on the Nile - BAFTA Film Award - Nominated
1979 - Best Motion Picture Actress, Musical/Comedy - California Suite - Golden Globe - Won
1979 - Best Supporting Actress - California Suite - Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Won
1979 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - California Suite - Oscar - Academy Awards - Won
1973 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Travels with My Aunt - Oscar - Academy Awards - Nominated
1973 - Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy - Travels with My Aunt - Golden Globe - Nominated
1970 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Oscar - Academy Award - Won
1970 - Best Actress - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - BAFTA Film Award -Won
1970 - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Golden Globe - Nominated
1970 - Female Dramatic Performance - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Golden Laurel - Nominated
1966 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Othello - Oscar - Academy Award - Nominated
1966 - Best British Actress - Young Cassidy - BAFTA Film Award - Nominated
1966 - New Faces, Female - Laurel Awards - Nominated
1966 - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama - Othello - Golden Globe - Nominated
1964 - Most Promising Newcomer - Female - The V.I.P.s - Golden Globe - Nominated
1959 - Most Promising Newcomer to Film - Nowhere to Go - BAFTA Film Award - Nominated

Facts About Dame. Maggie Smith

• Dame. Smith revealed in 2008 that she had recently discovered that she had breast cancer. She underwent therapy and is by most indications well.
• Prior to Daniel Radcliffe’s fame as Harry Potter, Dame Smith had worked with him on David Copperfield.
• She is regarded as an acclaimed actress for her ability to adopt the persona of whichever role/character she portrays.