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
I loved Robert Altman, so gentle yet naughty! And Julian Fellowes writes so beautifully.
I remember when he was diagnosed as hyper-manic asking what it meant and the doctor saying violent moods swings and indiscriminate sexual activity. And I thought 'that about covers it really'.
We walked in last September and told her we had been beige people, but we wanted to rejuvenate our house.
I do love comedy, and when it's a comedy moment and you can make people laugh, of course it is wonderful.
Some people say you have to fight cancer. But it was fighting me. The cure was worse than the disease, and it left me totally exhausted and depressed. I just hid myself away in my daughter-in-law's flat.
I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen.
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 have many good friends, but I tend to keep to myself anyway. It's odd, doing things and having no one to share them with.
I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.
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.
Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
She was able to maintain her legs, and she shot the ball (well) the entire game.