Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith, CH, DBE is an English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses. She was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empirein 1970. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the 1990 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and Member...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 December 1934
CityIlford, England
It was - it's always very nice to be somebody rather grand.
Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything.
The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.
I'd done "Gosford Park," a film that Julian Fellowes had written that Robert Altman directed.
It made it feel impossible, quite honestly, because filming - you film come rain, come shine, come whatever. And it did rain a lot. And of course, that's what she must have gone through. Of course it rained; of course it was cold,you know, it really was quite hard to be out there in the rain.
I'm so moved to hear Celia Johnson again, so lovely.
I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk.
We walked in last September and told her we had been beige people, but we wanted to rejuvenate our house.
If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a greater gift that any of the gifts you might have when you do know, if you know what I mean. It must be awful to not know what to do.
I do love comedy, and when it's a comedy moment and you can make people laugh, of course it is wonderful.
I loved Robert Altman, so gentle yet naughty! And Julian Fellowes writes so beautifully.