Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, CH, DBE is an English actress. She made her stage debut in 1952 and has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to drama. Smith began her career on stage at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952 and made her Broadway debut in New Faces of '56. For her work on the London stage, she has won a record five Best Actress Evening Standard Awards: for The Private Ear and The Public Eye, Hedda Gabler, Virginia, The Way of the World and Three Tall Women. In New York, she received Tony Award nominations for Private Lives, Night and Day and Lettice and Lovage. For the latter, she won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

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