Maggie Smith
1934–2024 · English actress
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith was a British actress. 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.
Maggie Smith, in order
- 1956 Child in the House: acted · directed by Cy Endfield
- 1958 Nowhere to Go: acted · directed by Seth Holt
- 1963 The V.I.P.s: acted · directed by Anthony Asquith · critics 0%, audiences 45% · streaming on TCM
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater: acted · directed by Jack Clayton
- 1965 Othello: acted · directed by Stuart Burge
- 1965 Young Cassidy: acted · directed by Jack Cardiff
- 1967 The Honey Pot: acted · directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1968 Hot Millions: acted · directed by Eric Till
- 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War: acted · directed by Richard Attenborough
- 1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: acted · directed by Ronald Neame · critics 81%, audiences 84%
- 1972 Travels with My Aunt: acted · directed by George Cukor
- 1973 Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing: acted · directed by Alan J. Pakula
- 1976 Murder by Death: acted · directed by Robert Moore
- 1978 California Suite: acted · directed by Herbert Ross · critics 48%, audiences 45% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 1978 Death on the Nile: acted · directed by John Guillermin
- 1981 Clash of the Titans: acted · directed by Desmond Davis
- 1981 Quartet: acted · directed by James Ivory
- 1982 Better Late Than Never: acted · directed by Bryan Forbes
- 1982 Evil Under the Sun: acted · directed by Guy Hamilton
- 1982 The Missionary: acted · directed by Richard Loncraine
- 1984 A Private Function: acted · directed by Malcolm Mowbray · streaming on Criterion Channel
- 1984 Lily in Love: acted · directed by Károly Makk
- 1986 A Room with a View: acted · directed by James Ivory · critics 100%, audiences 85% · streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube (free)
- 1987 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne: acted · directed by Jack Clayton
- 1990 Romeo.Juliet: acted · directed by Armondo Linus Acosta
- 1991 Hook: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 37%, audiences 76% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo, YouTube (free)
- 1992 Sister Act: acted · directed by Emile Ardolino · critics 72%, audiences 65% · streaming on Disney+
- 1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit: acted · directed by Bill Duke
- 1993 The Secret Garden: acted · directed by Agnieszka Holland
- 1995 Richard III: acted · directed by Richard Loncraine · critics 96%, audiences 85% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1996 The First Wives Club: acted · directed by Hugh Wilson · critics 56%, audiences 68% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
- 1997 Washington Square: acted · directed by Agnieszka Holland
- 1999 All the King's Men (TV movie): acted · directed by Julian Jarrold
- 1999 Curtain Call: acted · directed by Peter Yates
- 1999 Tea with Mussolini: acted · directed by Franco Zeffirelli · critics 67%, audiences 76%
- 1999 The Last September: acted · directed by Deborah Warner
- 2001 Gosford Park: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 87%, audiences 78%
- 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 80%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, Peacock
- 2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: acted · directed by Callie Khouri
- 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 82%, audiences 80% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2003 My House in Umbria (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Loncraine
- 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: acted · directed by Alfonso Cuarón · critics 91%, audiences 86% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2004 Ladies in Lavender: acted · directed by Charles Dance
- 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: acted · directed by Mike Newell · critics 88%, audiences 74% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2005 Keeping Mum: acted · directed by Niall Johnson
- 2007 Becoming Jane: acted · directed by Julian Jarrold
- 2007 Capturing Mary: acted · directed by Stephen Poliakoff
- 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: acted · directed by David Yates · critics 78%, audiences 81% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2009 From Time to Time: acted · directed by Julian Fellowes · critics 43%, audiences 63% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: acted · directed by David Yates · critics 83%, audiences 78% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2010 Downton Abbey (TV series): acted · directed by Andy Goddard and Brian Kelly · critics 92%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video, Peacock
- 2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: acted · directed by Susanna White
- 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2: acted · directed by David Yates · critics 96%, audiences 89% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: acted · directed by John Madden
- 2012 Quartet: acted · directed by Dustin Hoffman
- 2014 My Old Lady: acted · directed by Israel Horovitz
- 2015 The Lady in the Van: acted · directed by Nicholas Hytner
- 2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: acted · directed by John Madden
- 2019 Downton Abbey: acted · directed by Michael Engler · critics 85%, audiences 94% · streaming on Netflix
- 2021 A Boy Called Christmas: acted · directed by Gil Kenan
- 2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era: acted · directed by Simon Curtis · critics 87%, audiences 97% · streaming on Netflix
- 2023 The Miracle Club: acted · directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan