• Name: Maggie Smith
  
• Birth Name: Margaret Natalie Smith
  
• Height: 5'5"
  
• Sex: F
  
• Nationality: British
  
• Birth Date: December 28, 1934
  
• Birth Place: Ilford, Essex, England, UK
  
• Profession: actress
  
• Education: Oxford High School for Girls (1947-1951)
  
•   : Oxford Playhouse School (1951-1953)
  
• Husband/Wife: Beverley Cross (married in 1975; until his death on March 20, 1998), Robert Stephens (married in 1967; divorced in 1974)
  
• Father: Nathaniel Smith
  
• Mother: Margaret Hutton Little
  
• Brother: Ian and Alastair (born on December 8, 1928; twins)
  
• Son: Toby Stephens (actor; born on April 21, 1969; father: Robert Stephens), Chris Larkin (actor; born on June 19, 1967; father: Robert Stephens)
  

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• To Laurence Olivier during Othello run at National Theatre in London in responce to his criticizing her accent "How now, brown cow": "One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting." Unknown origin "I feel calm when I'm acting, especially if it's in a theatre. It feels much more sensible to me. You know where you are, you see. For two to three hours, you know exactly where you're at."

• Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA (2003)
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical, GOSFORD PARK (2002)
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actress, GOSFORD PARK (2002)
• New York Critics Online - Best Supporting Actress - GOSFORD PARK (2002)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, GOSFORD PARK (2002)
• Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress, GOSFORD PARK (2001)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI (2000)
• William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre, Washington D. C.'s Shakespeare Theatre (1999)
• BAFTA Awards: Academy Fellowship (1996)
• National Board of Review: Best Ensemble Performance, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1996)
• Variety Club Award: Best Actress, THREE TALL WOMEN (1994)
• BAFTA Awards: Special Award - Lifetime Achievement Award (1993)
• Tony Award: Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage (1990)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Actress Leading, THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE (1989)
• Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actress, THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE (1989)
• Royal Television Society: Best Actor - Female, Talking Heads (1989)
• Variety Club Award: Film Actress of the Year, THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE (1988)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Actress Leading, A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1987)
• Banff (Canadian): Best Actress, BED AMONG THE LENTILS (1987)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1986)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Actress Leading, A PRIVATE FUNCTION (1985)
• Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actress, QUARTET (1982)
• Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actress, CALIFORNIA SUITE (1980)
• Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, CALIFORNIA SUITE (1979)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, CALIFORNIA SUITE (1978)
• Variety Club Award: Best Stage Actress, PRIVATE LIVES (1972)
• Hon. D. Litt., St. Andrew's University (honorary degree) (1971)
• Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1970)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Actress Leading, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BORDIE (1970)
• Los Angeles Critics - Best Actress - THE BEAUX' STRATEGEM (1970)
• Film Critic's Guild: Best Actress, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1969)
• Variety Club Award: Actress of the Year, MARY, MARY (1963)

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