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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith is known for Actress (Harry Potter, Downton Abbey).

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Known for: Actress (Harry Potter, Downton Abbey)
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About Maggie Smith

Known for her wit in both comedic and dramatic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen spanning eight 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 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 as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. On Broadway, she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage (1990). Smith won two Academy Awards: one Best Actress award for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and one Best Supporting Actress award 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). The role earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards; she had previously won one for the HBO film My House in Umbria (2003).

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