Maggie Smith

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born in Romford, England, December 28, 1934) is a British stage actress who gave notable performances in movies. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Travels With My Aunt (1972) by George Cukor, California Suite (1978) directed by Herbert Ross from the 1976 play by Neil Simon, A Room With A View (1985) directed by James Ivory from the 1908 novel by E.M. Forster, The Lonely Passion of Judith Kearne (1987) by Jack Clayton with Bob Hoskins, Tea with Mussolini (1999) by Franco Zeffirelli, Gosford Park (2001) by Robert Altman, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) by John Madden, Quartet (2012) directed by Dustin Hoffman, My Old Lady (2014) with Kevin Kline, The Lady in the Van (2015) directed by Nicholas Hytner from the memoir by Alan Bennett. On television, she starred in My House in Umbria (2004) by Richard Loncraine and Downton Abbey (2010-2015) created by Julian Fellowes. She reprised her role as Violet Crawley in the movies Downton Abbey (2019), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).

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Golden Globe Awards

2016 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Lady in the Van, The
- Maggie Smith
2013 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Quartet
- Maggie Smith
2013 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Downton Abbey
- Maggie Smith
2012 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Downton Abbey
- Maggie Smith
2004 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- My House in Umbria
- Maggie Smith
2002 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Gosford Park
- Maggie Smith
1987 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Room with a View, A
- Maggie Smith
1979 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- California Suite
- Maggie Smith
1973 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Travels with My Aunt
- Maggie Smith
1970 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The
- Maggie Smith
1966 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Othello
- Maggie Smith
1964 Nominee

New Star Of The Year - Actress
- V. I. P.'s, The
- Maggie Smith