"[59], In 2001, Smith appeared in the British ensemble murder mystery Gosford Park, which was directed by Robert Altman. From 2010 to 2015, Smith appeared as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the British period drama Downton Abbey. Never before had anyone on stage been quicker than him and now, it seemed, there was a contest. According to Smith's biographer, she referred to the film as "the ghoulash" and admitted to not understanding the Hungarian director's direction. Canby, Vincent (24 June 1976). Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader said that Smith gives "one of those technically stunning, emotionally distant performances that the British are so damn good at. Since then, DiCaprio has starred in dozens of incredible and iconic movies including Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York, The Departed, The Aviator, Inception, Django Unchained, The Great Gatsby, The Wolf of Wall Street, and the list goes on. Vanessa Redgrave had originated the role on stage in London,[51] and Zoe Caldwell won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, when she played the role in New York City. In 1982, she starred as Daphne Castle in the locked-room mystery film Evil Under the Sun opposite Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin and Diana Rigg. Unfortunately, Paxtons storied Hollywood career ended when died suddenly after suffering a stroke on February 25th 2017. "He [Rickman] was such a terrific actor, and that was such a terrific character that he played, and it was a joy to be with him. Hailed as one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990 for contributions to the Arts,[3] and a Companion of Honour in 2014 for services to Drama.[4]. [79], She was awarded the Shakespeare Prize by the Hamburg Alfred Toepfer Foundation in 1991. As with many of the other passengers, Dawson dies tragically near the end of the movie. In 1962, Smith won the first of a record six Best Actress Evening Standard Awards for her roles in Peter Shaffer's plays The Private Ear and The Public Eye, again opposite Kenneth Williams. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is the crme de la crme. The actress can, and does, do wonders. Since Titanic, Garber has appeared in several major films including Legally Blond, Milk, Argo, and the Happiest Season. She is, to date, the only person to win an Oscar for portraying a fictional Oscar nominee. She earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film adaptation of Othello (1965) as Desdemona acting alongside Laurence Olivier, Derek Jacobi, and Michael Gambon. Although his character suffered a tragic demise, the role helped boost DiCaprios career to unprecedented heights. [66][67] Smith was announced as starring in the film version of Christopher Hampton's A German Life, reprising the role she originated onstage in 2019 in London. Maggie Smith has won a Tony, an Emmy, and an Academy Awardthe Triple Crown of Acting. The now 68 year old actress played Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the uptight social-climbing mother of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic. [90] Smith has five grandchildren. De ses dbuts jusqu' ses projets venir. [81] She was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1994. She remains the oldest ever woman nominated in an acting category for an Oscar. The film starred Robin Williams as Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Hook, and Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell. And we used to say we'd got to about number 200-and-something and we'd run out of knowing what to do when the camera came around on us. Since her acting days, Suzy has become an activist and is the founder of Verdient Foods, Cameron Family Farms, Food Forest Organics, and Plant Power Task Force. She continued to act in productions at the Oxford Playhouse including, Cinderella (1952), Rookery Nook (1953), Cakes and Ale (1953), and The Government Inspector (1954). Before her role as Molly Brown in Titanic, Bates had already won an Oscar for her chilling performance in the thriller Misery, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. But having got her into the company they became not enemies, but professional rivals. In 2018, Smith starred in a British documentary titled Nothing Like a Dame, directed by Roger Michell, which documents conversations between actresses Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, and Joan Plowright, which were interspersed with scenes from their careers on film and stage. Official Sites [6] Pauline Kael wrote: "Clayton is a felicitous choice to direct a character study film about a woman's rage against the Church for her wasted life. [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. Producer Mark Shivas was advised by Intellectual Animals UK, that the pigs used should be female and six months old, so as to not be too large or aggressive. On television she gained newfound attention and international fame for her role as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, on Julian Fellowes's period series Downton Abbey (20102015), as well as the 2019 film and the 2022 film. ", "Orders and decorations conferred by the crown", "Person Details for Margaret N. 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[63] She reprised her role as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess Of Grantham in Simon Curtis's 2022 historical-drama Downton Abbey: A New Era alongside Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery. The event was in support of The Royal Theatrical Fund, which provides support to those who have worked in the industry.[105]. Dcouvrez tous les films et sries de la filmographie de Maggie Smith. The film also starred Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, and Kristin Scott Thomas. He said that anyone who can play comedy that well can also play tragedy and he offered her the likes of Desdemona in Shakespeares Othello. [18], In 1952, aged 17, under the auspices of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, Smith began her career as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews and garnered her a 10th Golden Globe nomination. The Harry Potter alum revealed the two-time Oscar winner played an important role in his casting as the beloved boy wizard. Smith portrayed Betsey Trotwood for which she received a British Academy Television Awards and her second Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Maggie Smith is known for her roles in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of During this time she also appeared in the British comedy, Go to Blazes (1962), Jack Clayton's The Pumpkin Eater (1964) with Anne Bancroft, and Young Cassidy (1965) directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford. Over the following decades, Smith established herself alongside Judi Dench as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She toured Australia in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads in 2004. WebBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. The film's plot is being described as a "joyful and hilarious" journey of a group of riotous working-class women from Dublin, whose pilgrimage to Lourdes in France leads them to discover each other's friendship and their own personal miracles. Afterward, upon hearing that Michael Palin was about to embark on the film The Missionary (1982) with Smith, her co-star Michael Caine is supposed to have humorously telephoned Palin, warning him that she would steal the film. The series was known for hiring legendary and iconic British actors, including Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Julie Walters. Birth Country: United Kingdom. During his long and versatile career as an actor, DiCaprio has won an Oscar for his performance in 2016s The Revenant. "[30], In April 2019, after an eleven-year absence from theatre, Smith returned to the stage in Christopher Hampton's play A German Life as Brunhilde Pomsel at the Bridge Theatre in London. Maggie Smith becomes the essence of spinster she makes you feel the ghastliness of knowing you're a figure of fun."[58]. Smith was singled out for her performance in the film. [98] Smith is a vice-president of the Chichester Cinema at New Park[99] and a vice-president of the Royal Theatrical Fund which provides support for members of the entertainment profession that are unable to work due to illness, injury or infirmity. Golden Globe. She received her third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance. [6] In 1996, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented her with the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour the Academy can bestow. But she can't singlehandedly turn night into day. The new play by Christopher Hampton is a one-woman solo play consisting of Smith giving an extended monologue as Pomsel, an elderly German woman who, in her youth, wound up working as a secretary for Joseph Goebbels at the Ministry of Propaganda. 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. Julian Fellowes on the impressive two-story set that was built for She appeared in her first film in 1956, in an uncredited role of a party guest in the British drama Child in the House,[49] In 1959, she received the first of her eighteen British Academy Film Award nominations for her role as Bridget Howard in the film Nowhere to Go, her first screen credit. Performing opposite DiCaprio as the legendary Rose DeWitt Bukater, Kate Winslet earned an Oscar nomination and international fame. [103], In November 2020, Smith joined Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, and Ian McKellen for a conversation on Zoom entitled For One Knight Only, for the charity Acting for Others. "[52] Greg Ferrara wrote that the film "is one of the best British films of the decade. Smith began her career on stage as a student, performing at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952, and made her professional debut on Broadway in New Faces of '56. She continued to act in productions at the Oxford Playhouse including, Cinderella (1952), Rookery Nook (1953), Cakes and Ale (1953), and The Government Inspector (1954). [27] She received her record fifth Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance. Child actor who played minor role in Titanic when he was just 5 reveals he STILL gets royalty cheques for his part in the classic 1998 film Jada Pinkett Smith's show Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a five out of five star rating, declaring it an "outrageously funny film". The 84-year-old actress told the Evening Standard that while she appreciated the opportunity to be cast in the beloved British franchise, it didn't creatively challenge her. She also appeared in the film Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) directed by Alan J. Pakula. [74] In 1986, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Bath. From 2001 to 2011, Smith gained significant international recognition and acclaim for playing Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies. 9. Maggie Smith battled breast cancer while filming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In 2009, news broke that Maggie Smith had been undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in the midst of filming the sixth Harry Potter film. I was hairless. The film received modest critical praise according to Rotten Tomatoes, with Smith's performance being a standout.[61]. "[55] Smith also starred as Miss Bowers in Death on the Nile (1978) alongside Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Peter Ustinov, and David Niven. WebCorey Smith stereoscopic artist (3D version 2012) Heather Smith associate visual effects producer: ILM Keith W. Smith character animator: Digital Domain (as Keith Smith) Kenneth Smith color timing supervisor: ILM Kurt E. Soderling visual effects camera operator (as Three pigs were used in the filming of A Private Function all named Betty. She starred in the 1987 London production of Lettice and Lovage alongside Margaret Tyzack, receiving an Olivier Award nomination. Her most recent projects also include the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown and the romantic drama Ammonite, alongside actress Saoirse Ronan. In 1956 Smith made her Broadway debut playing several roles in the review New Faces of '56, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre from June to December 1956. WebQuelle est filmographie de Maggie Smith? Smith also starred in another film by Holland titled Washington Square (1997), playing the incurably foolish Aunt Lavinia Penniman. 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. The film co-starred Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Billy Connolly, and Michael Gambon. Moviegoers may remember him for his role as Officer Giraldi in the 2006 film, World Trade Center. The film starred Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, and Denholm Elliott. [6] She rose to popular fame portraying Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (20012011). [45][46] The film was released in the United States as Tea with Dames. During the filming of one of the kitchen scenes, Smith was hemmed in by one of the pigs, and needed to vault over the back of it in order to escape. The actress is also we known for her roles in Adam Sandlers The Waterboy, The Blind Side, On the Basis of Sex and Rumor Has It. Gosford Park (2001) 1987. [83] Smith had a star on the London Avenue of Stars until all of the stars were removed in 2006. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. She appeared in Julian Fellowes's fantasy drama film From Time to Time in 2009. In March she starred in a revival of Edward Albee's stage play The Lady from Dubuque which ran at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End. In 1996, Zane starred as the lead role in Simon Wincers superhero flick, The Phantom. Currently, Fisher has been working on a slate of new films which are currently in the post production phase including Awake, This Is Not a War Story, and The Potters. Birth Year: 1850. Kate Muir of The Times praised Smith's performance by writing, "Smith delivers a compelling performance in The Lady in the Van, as Alan Bennett's play comes to the big screen 15 years after it premiered at the Royal National Theatre. 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. In 2010, she played Mrs. Docherty in period fantasy comedy film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang opposite Emma Thompson. Released in 1997,Titanic was one of the first major box-office movies to go over the approximate standard runtime for movies usually about two hours with its 3 hour and 14 minute runtime. [82] On 9 February 2014 she was inducted into the Actors Hall of Fame. In 1952, aged 17, under the auspices of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, Smith began her career as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. Smith received her sixth BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance as Lois Heidler. Smith also appeared in the British costume drama Becoming Jane (2007), a film that centres around the life of Jane Austen, played by Anne Hathaway. Since the film, the actress has built an exceptional career and resume with a plethora of movies, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children, The Holiday, Revolutionary Road, Steve Jobs, and more. Media Platforms Design Team. She accepted the award, presented to her by Christopher Plummer, in a ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. He can be seen most recently in the Netflix original miniseries True Story starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes. In 1981, Smith starred in the Merchant Ivory film Quartet alongside Alan Bates and Isabelle Adjani. Smith's breakout film role was in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was distributed by Fox Searchlight and received positive reviews. She reprised the role in 1990, when it transferred to Broadway, and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She won her third and fourth Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, for her role as Virginia Woolf in Virginia (1981) and as Millament in The Way of the World (1984). The play was written specifically for her by the playwright Peter Shaffer. The following year she starred in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women for which she garnered critical acclaim. Theatre critic Paul Taylor for The Independent wrote, "Maggie Smith has to be seen to be believed. The film was a financial success, and earned $194.3 million at the box office. In 2020, it was reported that Smith would be starring in an Irish drama film, The Miracle Club, with Kathy Bates and Laura Linney. WebLeading Role Penelope Wilton, Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Dan Stevens, Elizabeth Mcgovern About this product Product Information Be a part of the Edwardian era in the Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey now available on a three-disc set. FACT It sounds like fiction but in the 1890s, a novel called From the Old World to the New follows the transatlantic crossing of a White Star ship called the Majestica real ship, helmed from 1895 to 1904 by none other than Captain E.J. [40], Smith participated in the filmed event National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage (2013) along with many actor of the stage including Michael Gambon and Judi Dench. On 10 April 1999, Smith received the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (The Will Award) presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. in recognition of her significant contribution to classical theatre in the US. Birth City: Hanley. In 1993, she portrayed Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's comic play The Importance of Being Earnest at the Aldwych Theatre in the West End, receiving her fourth Olivier Award nomination. Garber also starred as Jack Bristow alongside Jennifer Garner for five seasons of the ABC series Alias. In 1954, she appeared in the television programme Oxford Accents produced by Ned Sherrin. Since his role on the Titanic, Nucci has appeared on several TV shows including NCIS, CSI, Arrow, and Castle. 2. From 1976 to 1980, Smith appeared in numerous productions at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, to acclaim; her roles included: Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra (1976), Queen Elizabeth in Richard III (1977), and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1978). In 1991, Smith appeared as Granny Wendy in Steven Spielberg's 1991 hit movie Hook, a fantasy adventure film based on the Peter Pan character. [7][8] She is the recipient of several honorary awards including the Society of London Theatre Special Award, the BAFTA Fellowship and the British Film Institute Fellowship. In 2002, she starred in the film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood alongside Sandra Bullock and Ellen Burstyn. A seasoned veteran who had been acting since the 1930s, Gloria Stuart played the older version of Rose DeWitt in Titanic. In 2005, she starred as Grace Hawkins alongside Rowan Atkinson and Kristin Scott Thomas in the black comedy Keeping Mum. For Smith's performance she earned her fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and won her second Golden Globe Award and her third British Academy Film Award for Best Actress. They had two sons, actors Chris Larkin (born 1967) and Toby Stephens (born 1969),[88] and were divorced on 6 April 1975. Birthday: Dec 28, 1934. During the show, Smith discussed her appearance in the comedy-drama film The Lady in the Van alongside Alex Jennings, which was directed by Nicholas Hytner.[43][44]. For modern context, thats longer than Avengers: Endgame, which clocked at 3 hours and 2 minutes. However, the pigs were "unpredictable and often quite dangerous". Well known for his role as Roses fiance, the villainous Cal Hockley, Billy Zane has had a reasonable career since the Titanic. The play received mixed reviews with Walter Kerr of The New York Times praising Smith's performance while critiquing the characters writing, "Which leaves us, theatrically and dramatically, where we began, with Miss Smith. In 2013, he was cast as Mike Foster in the Free-Form series, The Fosters. Filming & Production What A Lovely War (1969). Birth date: January 27, 1850. The play directed by John Gielgud received positive reviews. "[53] The role also won Smith her first BAFTA Film Award for Best Actress.[6]. [68], Smith was appointed a CBE in the 1970 New Year Honours,[69][70] and was made a Dame (DBE) in the 1990 New Year Honours, for services to the performing arts. Winner. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. In 1956 Smith made her Broadway debut playing several roles in the revi In 1997 Smith starred in another Albee play A Delicate Balance opposite Eileen Atkins. [10][11][12][13][14] Her mother, Margaret Hutton (ne Little; 18961977), was a Scottish secretary from Glasgow, and her father, Nathaniel Smith (19021991), was a public-health pathologist from Newcastle upon Tyne, who worked at the University of Oxford. Smith reunited with Daniel Radcliffe with whom she recently starred in David Copperfield from 1999. She also received her 8th Golden Globes nomination for her performance in the television movie. In 2015, she received rapturous reviews for her performance in the film The Lady in the Van (2015) which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. I dont know the ages of the Morans or Patrick. Branagh described the group as "the greatest quartet of Shakespearean actors on the planet" as they talked about the highs and lows of their careers. Company Credits She received her fifth Olivier Award nomination for her performance as the witty, alcoholic Claire. Hes currently slated to appear in the film The Gettysburg Address and can be seen playing Harry Svensson in the legal drama Family Law on the Global Television Network. Zane also went on to nab an array of small roles and cameos in films including Zoolander, Holmes and Watson, Mad Dogs, and the popular sitcom, Community. Also in 2012, Smith starred in Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut, Quartet, based on Ronald Harwood's play. It was Camerons casting director, the late Mali Finn, who eventually suggested Kate Winslet. The show became a cultural phenomenon, with her performance becoming a fan favourite. "[25] Smith received her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. Kathy Bates is currently working on Her other films at this time include Murder by Death (1976) with Vincent Canby of The New York Times writing, that the film had one of Simon's "nicest, breeziest screenplays" with David Niven and Maggie Smith "marvelous as Dick and Dora Charleston, though they haven't enough to do. [75] In 1994, Smith received an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Cambridge. Despite its sprawling narrative, Titanic quickly became the highest-grossing movie of that year, raking in over $2 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. [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). One of the most revered [70][71] Smith was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) for services to drama in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours,[72][73] becoming the third actress to receive the honour, after Dame Sybil Thorndike (1970) and Dame Judi Dench (2005). [19][20] In 1957, she starred opposite Kenneth Williams in the musical comedy Share My Lettuce, written by Bamber Gascoigne.[21]. 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. In 2009, she was reported to have made a full recovery. In 1996, Smith appeared in the comedy film The First Wives Club alongside Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler. The film was a financial success making $300 million at the box office. Matt Wolf of Variety wrote, "This actress [Smith] continues to get laughs where no one else ever wouldbut she can be as revealing when quiet: admitting, sad-eyed, that "time happens" or sending the audience out for the first intermission on a note of doomy suspense.
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