Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith was, in my view, the rare actress whose comic timing was itself a form of intelligence. Two Oscars decades apart, a BAFTA Fellowship, a damehood: the trophies tell you she was great, but they cannot capture how she could demolish a scene partner with a single raised eyebrow. I am struck that her fame actually grew in her final decades, when most careers fade; audiences who never saw her stage work still adored her wit. Seven decades at the top of a brutal profession is almost unthinkable. Her passing in 2024 closed a chapter of British acting that I doubt will ever be rewritten.

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Name (English)

Maggie Smith

Name (Japanese)

マギー・スミス

Reading

まぎー・すみす

Born

December 28, 1934 – September 27, 2024

Origin

Ilford, United Kingdom

Height

165 cm

Occupation

actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

High school

Oxford High School

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Society of London Theatre Special Award
• 1970 Academy Award for Best Actress
• 1990 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1979 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1996 BAFTA Fellowship
• 1970 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• 1985 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• 1987 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie%20Smith
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172653

Tags

• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.