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Sir|Dame Margaret Natalie Smith Cross, Order of
the British Empire|DBE, (born December 28, 1934 in
Ilford, Essex), better known as Maggie Smith, is a
British film, stage, and television actress. She
received numerous honours throughout her career,
culminating in a Order of the British Empire|DBE
in 1990 at age 56.

She started her career at the Oxford Playhouse
Theatre with Frank Shelley, and first appeared on
the movie screen in 1956. In 1969 she won the
Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She was also awarded
the 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Female
Actress for her role in California Suite. 

She has been married twice, first to
(now-deceased) actor, Sir Robert Stephens
(divorced) and then to the late playwright
Beverley Cross (his death). She has two sons by
Stephens, Actor|actors Toby Stephens and Chris
Larkin.

==Selected Filmography==
:Othello, 1965, Desdemona
:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969, Jean Brodie
:Travels With My Aunt, 1972, Aunt Augusta
:California Suite, 1978, Diana Barrie
:Clash of the Titans, 1981, Thetis
:Evil Under the Sun, 1982, Daphne Castle
:A Room With a View, 1985, Charlotte Bartlett
:Sister Act, 1992, Mother Superior
:Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, 1993, Mother
Superior
:The Secret Garden (1993 movie)|The Secret Garden,
1993, Mrs Medlock
:The First Wives Club, 1996, Gunilla Garson
Goldberg
:Tea With Mussolini, 1999, Lady Hester Random


:Gosford Park, 2001, Constance, Countess of
Trentham
:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(movie)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,
2001, Minerva McGonagall
:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(movie)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
2002, Minerva McGonagall
:My House in Umbria, 2003, Emily Delahunty
:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(movie)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
2004, Minerva McGonagall
:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)|Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005, Minerva
McGonagall

==Stage roles==
She played the title character in the stage
production of Alan Bennett's Lady in the Van and
starred as Peter Pan in Sir J. M. Barrie|J. M.
Barrie's fairytale story "Peter Pan."

She won a Tony Award in 1990 for Actress in a Play
for Lettice and Lovage.

==External links==
*imdb name | id=0001749 | name=Maggie Smith
*http://www.damemaggiesmith.com Maggie Smith
Fanpages

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Sir|Dame Margaret Natalie Smith Cross, Order of
the British Empire|DBE, (born December 28, 1934 in
Ilford, Essex), better known as Maggie Smith, is a
British film, stage, and television actress. She
received numerous honours throughout her career,
culminating in a Order of the British Empire|DBE
in 1990 at age 56.

She started her career at the Oxford Playhouse
Theatre with Frank Shelley, and first appeared on
the movie screen in 1956. In 1969 she won the
Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She was also awarded
the 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Female
Actress for her role in California Suite. 

She has been married twice, first to
(now-deceased) actor, Sir Robert Stephens
(divorced) and then to the late playwright
Beverley Cross (his death). She has two sons by
Stephens, Actor|actors Toby Stephens and Chris
Larkin.

==Selected Filmography==
:Othello, 1965, Desdemona
:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969, Jean Brodie
:Travels With My Aunt, 1972, Aunt Augusta
:California Suite, 1978, Diana Barrie
:Clash of the Titans, 1981, Thetis
:Evil Under the Sun, 1982, Daphne Castle
:A Room With a View, 1985, Charlotte Bartlett
:Sister Act, 1992, Mother Superior
:Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, 1993, Mother
Superior
:The Secret Garden (1993 movie)|The Secret Garden,
1993, Mrs Medlock
:The First Wives Club, 1996, Gunilla Garson
Goldberg
:Tea With Mussolini, 1999, Lady Hester Random


:Gosford Park, 2001, Constance, Countess of
Trentham
:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(movie)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,
2001, Minerva McGonagall
:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(movie)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
2002, Minerva McGonagall
:My House in Umbria, 2003, Emily Delahunty
:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(movie)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
2004, Minerva McGonagall
:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)|Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005, Minerva
McGonagall

==Stage roles==
She played the title character in the stage
production of Alan Bennett's Lady in the Van and
starred as Peter Pan in Sir J. M. Barrie|J. M.
Barrie's fairytale story "Peter Pan."

She won a Tony Award in 1990 for Actress in a Play
for Lettice and Lovage.

==External links==
*imdb name | id=0001749 | name=Maggie Smith
*http://www.damemaggiesmith.com Maggie Smith
Fanpages