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Maggie Smith

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Maggie Smith: Biography

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Birth Name: Margaret Natalie Smith
Birth Place: Ilford, Essex, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/28/1934, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Maggie Smith Fast Facts:Studied acting at Oxford Playhouse School in Oxford, England, from 1951 to 1953.

Made her Broadway debut in the 1956 revue New Faces of '56.
Joined Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre Company in 1963.
Has shared dressing rooms with such acting greats as Judi Dench, Bette Davis and Angela Lansbury during her lengthy career.
Honored as a DBE (Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1990.
Underwent treatments for breast cancer during the filming of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Is notable for the collective of awards she has accrued over the course of her career. Her wins include BAFTA awards, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, SAG Awards, a Tony and a Laurence Olivier Award.

Maggie Smith Relationships:
Chris Larkin - Son
Alastair Smith - Brother
Ian Smith - Brother
Nathaniel Smith - Father
Beverley Cross - Husband (deceased)
Robert Stephens - Ex-husband
Margaret Hutton Little - Mother
Toby Stephens - Son
Maggie Smith Awards:
1958 BAFTA Awards: Most Promising Newcomer to Film - Nominee
2001 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1965 BAFTA Awards: Best British Actress - Nominee
1999 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
1993 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1969 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Winner
1988 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1986 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1984 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Winner
1981 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
1979 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
1978 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1975 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
1980 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1990 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
1966 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1965 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1970 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1964 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actress - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
2012 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2012 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2013 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Nominee
2013 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1969 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1972 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1978 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
2001 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee