One of the most revered De ses dbuts jusqu' ses projets venir. Name: Edward John Smith. In 1978, Smith played opposite Michael Caine in Neil Simon's California Suite, playing an Oscar loser, for which she received the 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [47] Guy Lodge of Variety called the film a "richly enjoyable gabfest" but that the film was "hardly vital cinema".[48]. In 2009, she was reported to have made a full recovery. Well known for his role as Roses fiance, the villainous Cal Hockley, In 1999, Smith starred in the BBC television adaptation of the Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield alongside Daniel Radcliffe. Birth Country: United Kingdom. In fact, Bates recently returned to the hit horror series for its 10th season. Smith won her fourth BAFTA Film Awards for Best Actress for the title role in the 1987 film The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. 50 Celebrities Who Turned Down Iconic Roles - MSN This role won her three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. The play directed by John Gielgud received positive reviews. The film was distributed by Fox Searchlight and received positive reviews. Kathy Bates is currently working on [89] Smith married playwright Beverley Cross on 23 June 1975, at the Guildford Register Office,[89] and they remained married until his death on 20 March 1998. Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the title role of the 1969 film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. [95], In September 2011, Smith offered her support for raising the NZ$4.6million needed to help rebuild the Court Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand, after the earthquake in 2011 that caused severe damage to the area. Maggie Smith plays proper Charlotte Bartlett, older cousin to young Lucy, played by Helena Bonham-Carter (another Harry Potter alum) as the two travel in Italy. She soon became a fixture at the Royal National Theatre in the 1960s. The iconic actress has also had a productive career on the small screen, appearing in numerous TV shows. "[64][65] In 2021, Smith starred in the Netflix adaptation of the children's book by Matt Haig of the same name, A Boy Called Christmas. "[55] Smith also starred as Miss Bowers in Death on the Nile (1978) alongside Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Peter Ustinov, and David Niven. They were always when everything had been done and the children were finished, they would turn the camera around and we'd have to do various reaction shots of amazement or sadness and things. British theatre critic Michael Coveney wrote that during her eight years in the company, Smith developed a fierce rivalry with Olivier writing, "He knew immediately hed met his match that she was extraordinary. But no matter where they are now, members of Generation Z will never forget the roles these famous stars played in the epic film. [84] In September 2012, she was honoured with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Legacy Award. The film also starred Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, and Kristin Scott Thomas. [90] Smith has five grandchildren. During his long and versatile career as an actor, DiCaprio has won an Oscar for his performance in 2016s The Revenant. [37][38][39] In a March 2015 interview with Joe Utichi in The Sunday Times, Smith announced that the sixth season of Downton Abbey would be her last (it was in fact the last to be produced). ", "Orders and decorations conferred by the crown", "Person Details for Margaret N. Smith, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 18372008", "Ilford born Maggie Smith talks about starring in The Lady in the Van", "Review/Theater; One and Many Maggie Smiths", "REVIEW:Theatre Three Tall Women Wyndham's Theatre, London", "Maggie Smith Will Return to the Stage in a German Life", "London Theater Review: Maggie Smith in 'A German Life', "On the London Stage, 'Top Girls' and a Grande Dame", "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full", "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019: Dame Maggie Smith and Andrew Scott win top acting prizes", "Dame Maggie Smith Receives Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series", "Maggie Smith: Sorry, dear, but a dowager countess does not do selfies", "Live from the National Theatre 50 Years on Stage", "National theatre's 50th birthday: what were your highlights?