Smith, Maggie 1934–

PERSONAL

Full name, Margaret Natalie Smith; born December 28, 1934, in Ilford, Essex, England; daughter of Nathaniel (a public health pathologist) and Margaret (a secretary; maiden name, Hutton) Smith; married Robert Stephens (an actor and producer), June 29, 1967 (divorced, May, 1974 or February, 1975); married Beverley Cross (a playwright and screenwriter), June 23, 1975 (died March 20, 1998); children: (first marriage) Chris Larkin (an actor), Toby (an actor). Education: Trained for the stage at Oxford Playhouse School, Oxford, England.

Addresses:

Agent—Toni Howard, International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, Ninth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067; ICM London, Oxford House, 76 Oxford St., London W1D 1BS, England.

Career:

Actress. Old Vic Theatre Company, London, member of company, 1959-63; National Theatre Company, London, charter member of company, 1963-70; Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, member of company, 1976-80. Appeared in advertisements. Chichester Cinema at New Park, vice president.

Member:

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (fellow), United British Artists (director, beginning 1982), Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Awards, Honors:

Film Award nomination, most promising newcomer, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1959, for Nowhere to Go; Evening Standard Award, best actress, 1962, for The Private Ear and The Public Eye; Variety Club Award, best actress, 1963, for Mary, Mary; Golden Globe Award nomination, most promising newcomer—female, 1964, for The V.I.P.s; Academy Award nomination, best actress in a supporting role, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress—drama, both 1966, for Othello; Film Award nomination, best British actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966, for Young Cassidy; nomination for Golden Laurel Award, outstanding female new face, Producers Guild of America, 1966; Society of Film and Television Arts Award, 1969, Academy Award, best actress in a leading role, Film Award, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress—drama, and nomination for Golden Laurel Award, best female dramatic performance, all 1970, for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; Evening Standard Award, best actress, 1970, for Hedda Gabler; Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, performance, 1970, for The Three Sisters; decorated commander, Order of the British Empire, 1970 (some sources cite 1969), decorated dame commander, 1990; honorary D.Litt., University of St. Andrews, 1971, and Cambridge University, 1994 (some sources cite 1995); Variety Club Award, best actress, 1972, Outer Critics Circle Award, distinguished performance, Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a play, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding actress in a play, all 1975, all for Private Lives; Academy Award nomination, best actress, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress—musical/comedy, both 1973, for Travels with My Aunt; Film Award nomination, best supporting actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1979, for Death on the Nile; Academy Award and Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actress, and Golden Globe Award, best motion picture actress—musical/comedy, all 1979, Evening Standard British Film Award, best actress, 1980, and Film Award nomination, best supporting actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1980, all for California Suite; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a play, 1980, and Outer Critics Circle Award, distinguished performance, both for Night and Day; Evening Standard Award, best actress, 1981, for Virginia; Evening Standard British Film Award and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, both best actress, 1982, for Quartet; Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1982, for Clash of the Titans; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1983, for Mrs. Silly; Film Award, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1985, for A Private Function; Evening Standard Award, best actress, 1985, for The Way of the World; Taormina Gold Award, 1985; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Academy Award nomination, and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all best supporting actress, and Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture, all 1987, for A Room with a View; Film Award, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Evening Standard British Film Award, both best actress, 1989, for The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne; Royal Television Society Award, best actor—female, and Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, both 1989, for "Bed among the Lentils," Talking Heads; Antoinette Perry Award and Outer Critics Circle Award, both best actress in a play, 1990, for Lettice and Lovage; Hanbury Shakespeare Prize, FVS Foundation, 1991; fellow, British Film Institute, 1992; Emmy Award nomination, best actress in a miniseries or special, 1993, for Suddenly, Last Summer; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1993, for Memento Mori; Special Lifetime Achievement Award, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1993; Film Award nomination, best supporting actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1994, for The Secret Garden; inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, 1994; Evening Standard Award, best actress, 1996, for Three Tall Women; National Board of Review Award (with others), best ensemble cast, 1996, for The First Wives Club; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best actress, Society of West End Theatre, 1998, for A Delicate Balance; Chlotrudis Award nomination, best supporting actress, 1998, for Washington Square; William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC, 1999; Film Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2000, for Tea with Mussolini; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or movie, and Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, both 2000, for David Copperfield; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best actress, 2000, for The Lady in the Van; named one of the greatest British film actresses, Orange Film Survey, 2001; Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, best supporting actress, 2001, Golden Satellite Award, International Press Academy, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Academy Award nomination, Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination, and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, all best supporting actress, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture, and Audience Award nomination, best actress, European Film awards, all 2002, for Gosford Park; Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics Choice Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, Special Achievement Award from the Golden Satellite awards, International Press Academy, Online Film Critics Society Award, and Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination, all best ensemble cast, all with others, 2002, for Gosford Park; Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actress, 2002, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination (with others), best ensemble cast, 2003, for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Emmy Award, outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie, 2003, and Golden Globe Award nomination and Golden Satellite Award nomination, both best performance by an actress in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television, both 2004, all for My House in Umbria; Audience Award nomination (with Judi Dench), best actress, European Film awards, 2005, for Ladies in Lavender; honored with a star on Great Britain's Avenue of Stars.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Party guest, Child in the House, 1956.

Bridget Howard, Nowhere to Go, 1958.

Chantal, Go to Blazes, 1962.

Miss Mead, The V.I.P.s (also known as International Hotel), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963.

Philpott, The Pumpkin Eater (also known as Bitter frugt, Frenesia del piacere, Le mangeur de citrouilles, Neljas avioliittoni, and Siempre estoy sola), Columbia/Royal Films International, 1964.

Desdemona, Othello, Warner Bros., 1965.

Herself, Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (short film; also known as Sean O'Casey: El espiritu de Irlanda), 1965.

Nora, Young Cassidy (also known as Cassidy, der Rebell, El sonador rebelde, Il magnifico irlandese, Le jeune Cassidy, Nuori Cassidy—kapinanlietsoja, O rebelde sonhador, Oproreren, and Uppviglaren), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.

Sarah Watkins, The Honey Pot (also known as Anyone for Venice?, It Comes Up Murder, and Mr. Fox of Venice), United Artists, 1967.

Patty Terwilliger Smith, Hot Millions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.

Jean Brodie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.

Music hall star, Oh! What a Lovely War, Paramount, 1969.

Aunt Augusta Bertram, Travels with My Aunt, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972.

Lila Fisher, Love and Pain (and the Whole Damn Thing) (also known as Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing and Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing), Columbia, 1973.

Dora Charleston, Murder by Death (also known as Assassinato por morte, Eine Leiche zum Dessert, Invito a cena con delitto, Middag med mord, Mordmed doden til folge, Murha, murha, paeaestaekaeae etsivaet irti!, Slaepp deckarna loss, det aer mord, Un cadaver a los postres, and Un cadavre au dessert), Columbia, 1976.

Diana Barrie, California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's "California Suite"), Columbia, 1978.

Miss Bowers, Death on the Nile (also known as Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile," Assassinio sul Nilo, Doden paa Nilen, Doeden paa Nilen, Eglima sto Neilo, Kuolema Niilillae, Morte no Nilo, Morte sobre o Nilo, Mort sur le Nil, Smierc Nilu, and Tod auf dem Nil), Paramount, 1978.

Lois Heidler, Quartet, New World Pictures, 1981.

Thetis, Clash of the Titans, United Artists, 1981.

Daphne Castle, Evil under the Sun (also known as Agatha Christie's "Evil under the Sun" and Maldad bajo el sol), Universal, 1982.

Lady Isabel Ames, The Missionary, Columbia, 1982.

Miss Anderson, Better Late Than Never (also known as Whose Little Girl Are You?), Galaxy, 1983.

Joyce Chilvers, A Private Function, New Yorker Films/Island Alive, 1985.

Lily Wynn, Lily in Love (also known as Playing for Keeps and Jatszani kell), New Line Cinema, 1985.

Charlotte Bartlett, A Room with a View, Cinecom International, 1986.

Judith Hearne, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Island Pictures, 1987.

Voice of Rozaline, Romeo-Juliet, 1990.

Granny Wendy Moira Angel Darling, Hook, TriStar, 1992.

Mother Superior, Sister Act (also known as Apaca show, Cambio de habito, Do cabare para o convento, En vaersting till syster, Halloj i klosteret, Mudanca de habito, Nune pojejo, Nunnia ja konnia, Rock 'n' nonne, Sister Act—Eine himmlische Karriere, Sister Act: una monja de cuidado, Sister Act—una svitata in abito da suora, and Una monja de cuidado), Buena Vista, 1992.

Mrs. Medlock, The Secret Garden, Warner Bros., 1993.

Mother Superior, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (also known as Apaca-show 2., Cambio de habito 2, Cambio de habito 2: Mas locuras en el convento, Do cabare para o convento 2, En vaersting till syster II, En vaersting till syster 2—Redo att synda igen, Halloj i klosteret 2—Nonnernes hus, Mudanca de habito 2: Mais confusoes no convento, Mudanca de habito 2: Mais loucuras no convento, Nune pojejo 2, Nunnia ja konnia 2: Lisaeae saepinaeae, Rock 'n' nonne 2: De retour au couvent, Sister Act, acte 2, Sister Act 2: de vuelta al convento, Sister Act 2—In goettlicher Mission, and Sister act 2—piu svitata che mai), Buena Vista, 1993.

Duchess of York, Richard III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

Gunilla Garson Goldberg, The First Wives Club (also known as Der Club der Teufelinnen, El club de las divorciadas, El club de las primeras esposas, El club de las primeres esposes, Elvalt noek klubja, Foere detta fruars klubb, Forstekoneklubben, Hylaettyjen vaimojen kerho, Il club delle prime mogli, Ilk esler kuluebue, Klub vrazjih babnic, Le club des ex, O clube das desquitadas, O clube das divorciadas, and Zmowa pierwszych zon), Paramount, 1996.

Aunt Lavinia Penniman, Washington Square, Buena Vista, 1997.

Lady Hester Random, Tea with Mussolini (also known as Un te con Mussolini), G2 Films, 1999.

Lady Myra Naylor, The Last September, Trimark Pictures, 1999.

Constance (Countess of Trentham), Gosford Park, USA Films, 2001.

Professor Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (also known as Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter a kamen mudrcu, Harry Potter a l'ecole des sorciers, Harry Potter e a pedra filosofal, Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale, Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen, Harry Potter es a boelcsek koeve, Harry Potter i kamien filozoficzny, Harry Potter i la pedra filosofal, Harry Potter ja viisasten kivi, Harry Potter och de vises sten, Harry Potter og de vises stein, Harry Potter og de vises sten, Harry Potter og viskusteinninn, Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, and Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal), Warner Bros., 2001.

Caro Eliza Bennett, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (also known as Clan Ya-Ya, The Secrets of Ya-Ya, Die Goettlichen Geheimnisse der Ya-Ya-Schwestern, Divinos secretos, Divinos segredos, Exomologiseis gynaikon, I sublimi segreti delle Ya-Ya Sisters, Jumalaiset Ja Ja siskot, Jumalaiset jajasiskot, Les divins secrets, Les divins secrets des petites Ya-Ya, Ya-Ya flickornas gudomliga hemligheter, Ya-Ya-flickornas gudomliga hemligheter, and Ya-ya-sostrenes guddommelige hemmeligheder), Warner Bros., 2002.

Professor Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (also known as Incident on 57th Street, Harry Potter a tajemna komnata, Harry Potter e a camara dos segredos, Harry Potter e a secreta, Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti, Harry Potter en de geheime kamer, Harry Potter es a titkok kamraja, Harry Potter et la chambre des secrets, Harry Potter i la cambra secreta, Harry Potter ja salaisuuksien kammio, Harry Potter och hemligheternas kammare, Harry Potter og hemmelighedernes kammer, Harry Potter og leyniklefinn, Harry Potter og mysteriekammeret, Harry Potter si camera secretelor, Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens, Harry Potter y la camara de los secretos, and Harry Potter y la camara secreta), Warner Bros., 2002.

Professor Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (also known as Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban, Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban, Harry Potter e o prisioneiro de Azkaban, Harry Potter et le prisonnier d'Azkaban, Harry Potter i el pres d'Azkaban, Harry Potter ja Azkabanin vanki, Harry Potter och faan-gen fraan Azkaban, Harry Potter og fangen fra Azkaban, Harry Potter og fanginn fra Azkaban, Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban, and Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban), Warner Bros., 2004, IMAX version released as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience.

Grace Hawkins, Keeping Mum, ThinkFilm, 2005.

Janet Widdington, Ladies in Lavender, Roadside Attractions, 2005.

Professor Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (also known as Harry Potter e il calice di fuoco, Harry Potter en de vuurbeker, Harry Potter e o calice de fogo, Harry Potter et la coupe de feu, Harry Potter i el calze de foc, Harry Potter ja liekehtivae pikari, Harry Potter och den flammande baegaren, Harry Potter og eldbikarinn, Harry Potter og flammernes pokal, Harry Potter og ildbegeret, Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch, Harry Potter y el caliz de fuego, and O Harry Potter kai to kypelo tis fotias), Warner Bros., 2005, IMAX version released as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience.

Lady Gresham, Becoming Jane, Miramax, 2007.

Professor Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (also known as Tip Top, Hari Poter i Red Feniksa, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fenix, Harry Potter e l'ordine della Fenice, Harry Potter en de orde van de feniks, Harry Potter es a Foenix Rendje, Harry Potter et l'ordre du phenix, Harry Potter i l'orde del Fenix, Harry Potter ja feeniksin kilta, Harry Potter och fenixordern, Harry Potter og foniksordenen, Harry Potter und der Orden des Phoenix, and Harry Potter y la orden del Fenix), Warner Bros., 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Viola, Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night, or What You Will), Oxford Dramatic Society, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1952.

Performer, New Faces 56 Revue (musical revue; also known as New Faces of 1956 and New Faces of '56), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1956.

Performer, Share My Lettuce, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, then Comedy Theatre, both London, 1957.

Vera Dane, The Stepmother, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1958.

Celia, As You Like It, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1959-60.

Lady Plyant, The Double Dealer, Old Vic Theatre, 1959-60.

Maggie Wylie, What Every Woman Knows, Old Vic Theatre, 1959-60.

Mistress Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Old Vic Theatre, 1959-60.

The queen, Richard II, Old Vic Theatre, 1959-60.

Daisy, Rhinoceros, Strand Theatre, London, 1960.

Lucile, The Rehearsal, Royal Theatre, then Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), London, Queen's Theatre, London, and Apollo Theatre, London, 1961.

Doreen, The Private Ear, and Belinda, The Public Eye (double-bill), Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), 1962.

Narrator, Pictures in the Hallway (dramatic reading), Mermaid Theatre, London, 1962.

Mary (title role), Mary, Mary, Queen's Theatre, 1963.

Silvia, The Recruiting Officer, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1963.

Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1964.

Desdemona, Othello, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, then Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1964.

Hilda Wangel, The Master Builder, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1964.

Myra, Hay Fever, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1964.

Clea, Black Comedy, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1965.

Title role, Miss Julie, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1965-66.

Marcela, A Bond Honoured, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1966.

Margery Pinchwife, The Country Wife, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1969.

Title role, Hedda Gabler, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970.

Masha, The Three Sisters, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, then Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1970.

Mrs. Sullen, The Beaux' Stratagem, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970.

Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, Queen's Theatre, 1972.

Title role, Peter Pan, Theatre at the Coliseum, London, 1973, then Los Angeles production, 1974, later Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, New York City, 1975.

Connie Hudson, Snap, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1974.

Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, 1975.

Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1976.

Masha, The Three Sisters, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1976.

Millamant, The Way of the World, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1976.

The actress, The Guardsman, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1976, then Stratford Festival of Canada, 1977-78.

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1976, 1977-78.

Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1977-78.

Judith Bliss, Hay Fever, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1977-78.

The queen, Richard II, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1977-78.

Rosalind, As You Like It, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1977-78.

Titania and Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1977-78.

Ruth Carson, Night and Day, Phoenix Theatre, London, then John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, and American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Playhouse, New York City, 1979-80.

Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1980.

Masha, The Seagull, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1980.

Virginia Woolf (title role), Virginia, Stratford Festival of Canada, Avon Theatre, 1980, then West End production, 1981.

Millamant, The Way of the World, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1984-85.

Jocasta, The Infernal Machine, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, 1986.

Nadia, Interpreters, Queen's Theatre, 1986.

Halina, Coming into Land, National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1987.

Lettice Douffet, Lettice and Lovage, Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), 1987-90, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1990.

Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, London, 1993.

Three Tall Women, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1994-95.

Susan, Bed among the Lentils (also known as "Bed among the Lentils," Talking Heads), Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva Theatre, 1996.

Claire, A Delicate Balance, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, 1997, 1998.

Miss Shepherd, The Lady in the Van, Queen's Theatre, 1999-2000.

Madeleine Palmer, The Breath of Life, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2002-2003.

Elizabeth, The Lady from Dubuque, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2007.

Some sources cite appearances in other productions, including The War Plays.

Major Tours:

Kathy, Strip the Willow, 1960.

Susan, Bed among the Lentils (also known as "Bed among the Lentils," Talking Heads), cities in Australia and New Zealand, 2004.

Toured with On the Fringe (revue), Scottish cities, then London.

Stage Work:

Worked as an assistant stage manager, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Aunt Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield, BBC, 1999, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2000.

Herself, Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe, BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Title role, Mrs. Silly, Granada Television, 1983.

Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew, Memento Mori, BBC, 1992, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1992.

Lily Marlowe, Curtain Call, Starz!, 1999.

Queen Alexandra, All the King's Men (also known as Todos os homens do rei), BBC, 1999, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2000.

Mrs. Emily Delahunty, My House in Umbria (also known as La mia casa in Umbria, Ma maison en Ombre, Mein Haus in Umbrien, Mi casa en Umbria, and Ta mystiria tou paradeisou), HBO, 2003.

Mary, Capturing Mary, BBC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dixie Evans, "The Big Knife," ITV Play of the Week (also known as Play of the Week), Independent Television (England), 1958.

"Hay Fever," ITV Play of the Week (also known as Play of the Week), Independent Television, 1960.

Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, BBC, 1967, syndicated, 1971.

Ann Whitefield, "Man and Superman," Play of the Month, BBC, 1968.

Irina Arkadina, "The Seagull," Play of the Month, BBC, 1968.

Epifania, "The Millionairess," Play of the Month, BBC, 1972.

Portia, "The Merchant of Venice," Play of the Month, BBC, 1972.

(In archive footage) Miss Bowers, Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette, 1978.

Herself and Daphne Castle, The Making of Agatha Christie's "Evil under the Sun," 1982.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Actress in Quartet, The Wandering Company, 1984.

Mrs. Violet Venable, Suddenly, Last Summer, BBC-2, 1993, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1993.

(In archive footage) 50 Years of Funny Females (also known as Fifty Years of Funny Females), ABC, 1995.

Herself, Agnieszka Holland on the Set, 1997.

Herself, On the Set of "Washington Square," [Poland], 1997.

(In archive footage) Professor Minerva McGonagall, J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me, BBC, 2002.

Herself, Inside "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," 2005.

Appeared in other television programs.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 24th Annual Tony Awards, NBC, 1970.

Presenter, The 43rd Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1971.

Presenter, The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978.

Presenter, The 51st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1979.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Charlotte Bartlett, The 59th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1987.

The 44th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1990.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000, 2001.

Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002.

Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Family Business," The Makepeace Story, BBC, 1955.

"Night of the Plague," Kraft Theatre (also known as Kraft Mystery Theatre and Kraft Television Theatre), NBC, 1957.

"The Widower," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation (England), 1958.

Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 1973.

Herself, The Carol Burnett Show (also known as Carol Burnett and Friends), CBS, 1974, 1975 (multiple episodes).

Herself, Dinah! (also known as Dinah and Dinah and Friends), syndicated, 1977.

Susan, "Bed among the Lentils," Talking Heads (also known as Talking Heads: Bed among the Lentils), BBC, 1988, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1989.

Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2001.

Herself, When I Was a Girl, WE (Women's Entertainment Television), 2002.

Herself, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004.

(In archive footage) Herself, "Actresses," Britain's Finest, Channel 5 (England) and History Channel (Great Britain), 2005.

Herself, "Planet Potter," Planet Voice, 2005.

(In archive footage) Herself, "Sobre ‘Maldad bajo el sol,’" Ciclo Agatha Christie, 2005.

Herself, The Charlie Rose Show (also known as Charlie Rose), PBS, 2005.

Herself, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Other:

Some sources cite appearances in Boy Meets Girl, Home and Beauty, On Approval, A Phoenix Too Frequent, and Services Rendered.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In archive footage) Herself, Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992.

Herself, Interviews with Professors & More, 2003.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Professor Minerva McGonagall, Interviews with Students, 2003.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Professor Minerva McGonagall, Creating the Vision, 2004.

Herself, Preparing for the Yule Ball (short), 2006.

(In archive footage) The millionairess, Changing Time, 2006.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Professor Minerva McGonagall, Harry vs. the Horntail: The First Task, 2006.

(In archive footage) Epifania, Are Friends Electric, 2007.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Burton, Hal, editor, Acting in the Sixties, BBC, 1970.

Coveney, Michael, Maggie Smith: A Bright Particular Star, Gollancz, 1992.

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, fourth edition, 2000.

International Dictionary of Theatre, Volume 3: Actors, Directors, and Designers, St. James Press, 1996.

Periodicals:

Economist, November 16, 2002, pp. 84-85.

Entertainment Weekly, February 22, 2002, p. 56; March 15, 2002, pp. 32-34.

New York Times, January 7, 1989; March 18, 1990.

New York Times Magazine, March 18, 1990.

Observer (London), November 18, 1982.

People Weekly, April 28, 1986, p. 47.

Premiere, April, 2002, p. 92.

Radio Times, September 26, 1992.

Show, November, 1972.

Telegraph, November 12, 1994, pp. 40-41, 43.

Times (London), July 14, 1990.