Maggie Smith

Dame Maggie Smith DBE
Lahir	Margaret Natalie Smith 28 Disember 1934 (78 tahun) Ilford, Essex, England
Warganegara	England
Nama lain	Dame Maggie Smith
Pekerjaan	Pelakon
Tahun aktif	1952–sekarang
Pasangan	Robert Stephens (1967-1974) Beverley Cross (1975-1998)
Anak	Chris Larkin Toby Stephens

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (lahir 28 Disember 1934), lebih dikenali sebagai Dame Maggie Smith, ialah pelakon Inggeris yang terkenal dalam bidang filem, teater, dan televisyen. Smith membuat teater debutnya pada tahun 1952 dan mempunyai kerjaya lakonana yang amat luas dalam bidang teater, filem dan televisyen melebihi 60 tahun. Smith telah memenangi banyak anugerah untuk lakonannya, kedua-duanya untuk teater dan filem, termasuklah tujuh Anugerah BAFTA (lima anugerah bersaing dan dua anugerah khas termasuklah BAFTA Fellowship pada tahun 1996), dua Anugerah Academy, dua Anugerah Golden Globe, tiga Anugerah Emmy, dan satu Anugerah Tony.

Antara filem-filemnya yang terkenal termasuklah Othello (1965), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Travels with My Aunt (1972), California Suite (1978), Clash of the Titans (1981), A Room with a View (1985), Gosford Park (2001) dan The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012). Smith kini sedang membintangi drama bersiri popular, Downton Abbey sebagai Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, yang mana Smith telah memenangi satu Anugerah Golden Globe dan dua Anugerah Emmy untuknya.

Pada September 2012, Smith telah diberi Anugerah Legasi oleh Festival Stratford Shakespeare sebagai tanda penghormatan dan terima kasih ke atas sumbangan yang telah diberikan olehnya dalam menaikkan nama syarikat teater tersebut pada akhir 70-an. Smith menerima anugerah tersebut daripada Christopher Plummer didalam sebuah majlis di Hotel Fairmont Royal York.

Kehidupan awal

Smith dilahirkan di Ilford di Essex, kepada Nathaniel Smith, yang bekerja di Universiti Oxford, dan Margaret Hutton Little, yang merupakan orang Scotland; dia mempunyai dua orang abang kembar, Alistair dan Ian. Dia belajar di Sekolah Tinggi Oxford.

Kerjaya

Smith mempunyai banyak pengalaman dalam bidang teater langsung atau tidak langsung dan merupakan salah seorang daripada pelakon teater terunggul di England. Kerjaya lakonannya bermulai Oxford Playhouse bersama dengan Frank Shelley, dan filem pertamanya adalah pada tahun 1956. Pada tahun 1969 dia memenangi kategori Pelakon Wanita Terbaik Anugerah Academy bagi watak lakonannya dalam filem The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Sepanjang kariernya, Smith amat dikagumi kerana teknik-teknik lakonan yang hebat baik di skrin mahupun teater.

Kehidupan peribadi

• Smith berkahwin sebanyak dua kali. Dia mengahwini Robert Stephens pada 29 Jun 1967, di Pejabat Pendaftar Greenwich Registry dan mempunyai dua orang anak lelaki iaitu Chris Larkin (lahir 1967) dan Toby Stephens (lahir 1969). Mereka bercerai pada 6 Mei 1974.

• She mengahwini Beverly Cross (pada 23 Ogos 1975 di Pejabat Pendaftar Guildford dan perkahwinan itu tamat selepas kematian Cross pada 20 Mac 1998.

Filmography

Televisyen dan filem

• Nowhere to Go, 1958, Bridget Howard
• Go To Blazes, 1962, Chantal
• The V.I.P.s, 1963, Miss Mead
• The Pumpkin Eater 1964, Philpot
• Othello, 1965, Desdemona
• Young Cassidy 1965, Nora
• The Honey Pot, 1967, Sarah Watkins
• Hot Millions, 1968, Patty Terwilliger Smith
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969, Jean Brodie
• Oh! What a Lovely War, 1969, Music Hall Star
• Travels With My Aunt, 1972, Makcik Augusta
• Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing, 1973, Lila Fisher
• The Carol Burnett Show 1974, Gwendylspire Boughgrough
• The Carol Burnett Show 1975, Ms. Collins
• Murder by Death, 1976, Dora Charleston
• Death on the Nile, 1978, Cik Bowers
• California Suite, 1978, Diana Barrie
• Quartet, 1981, Lois Heidler
• Clash of the Titans, 1981, Thetis
• Evil Under the Sun, 1982, Daphne Castle
• The Missionary, 1982, Lady Isabel Ames
• Better Late Than Never, 1982, Cik Anderson
• A Private Function, 1984, Joyce Chilvers
• Lily in Love, 1984, Lily Wynn
• A Room with a View, 1985, Charlotte Bartlett
• The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, 1987, Judith Hearne
• Talking Heads, 1987, Susan
• Hook, 1991, Wendy Darling
• Sister Act, 1992, Mother Superior
• Memento Mori, 1992, Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
• Suddenly, Last Summer, 1993, Violet Venable
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, 1993, Mother Superior
• The Secret Garden, 1993, Mrs. Medlock
• Richard III, 1995, Duchess of York
• The First Wives Club, 1996, Gunilla Garson Goldberg
• Washington Square, 1997, Aunt Lavinia Penniman
• Curtain Call, 1999, Lily Gale
• The Last September, 1999, Lady Myra Naylor
• Tea With Mussolini, 1999, Lady Hester Random
• All the King's Men, 1999, Queen Alexandra
• David Copperfield, 1999, Betsey Trotwood
• Gosford Park, 2001, Constance, Countess of Trentham
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001, Minerva McGonagall
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002, Minerva McGonagall
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, 2002, Caro Eliza Bennett
• My House in Umbria, 2003, Emily Delahunty
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004, Minerva McGonagall
• Ladies in Lavender, 2004, Janet Widdington
• Keeping Mum, 2005, Grace Hawkins
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005, Minerva McGonagall
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007, Minerva McGonagall
• Becoming Jane, 2007, Lady Gresham
• Capturing Mary, 2007, Mary Gilbert
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009, Minerva McGonagall
• From Time to Time, 2009, Linnet Oldknow
• Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, 2010, Mrs. Docherty
• Downton Abbey, 2010-sekarang, Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham
• Gnomeo & Juliet, 2011, Lady Bluebury
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, 2011, Minerva McGonagall
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2012, Muriel Donnelly
• Quartet, 2012, Jean Horton

Peranan teater

• Twelfth Night, Oxford Playhouse, 1952
• He Who Gets Slapped, Clarendon Press Institute, 1952
• Cinderella, Oxford Playhouse, 1952
• Rookery Nook, Oxford Playhouse, 1953
• The Housemaster, Oxford Playhouse, 1953
• Cakes and Ale (revue), Edinburgh Festival, 1953
• The Love of Four Colonels, Oxford Playhouse, 1953
• The Ortolan, Maxton Hall, 1954
• Don’t Listen Ladies, Oxford Playhouse, 1954
• The Government Inspector, Oxford Playhouse, 1954
• The Letter, Oxford Playhouse, 1954
• A Man About The House, Oxford Playhouse, 1954
• On the Mile (revue), Edinburgh Festival, 1954
• Oxford Accents, New Watergate Theatre, London, 1954
• Theatre 1900, Oxford Playhouse, 1954
• Listen to the Wind, Oxford Playhouse, 1954
• The Magistrate, Oxford Playhouse, 1955
• The School For Scandal, Oxford Playhouse, 1955
• New Faces (revue), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, 1956
• Share My Lettuce (revue), Lyric Hammersmith and Comedy Theatre, 1957
• The Stepmother, St. Martin's Theatre, 1958
• The Double Dealer, Old Vic, 1959
• As You Like It, Old Vic, 1959
• Richard II, Old Vic, 1959
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, Old Vic, 1959
• What Every Woman Knows, Old Vic, 1960
• Rhinoceros, Strand Theatre, 1960
• Strip the Willow, UK Tour, 1960
• The Rehearsal, Bristol Old Vic and Globe Theatre, 1961
• The Private Ear and The Public Eye, Globe Theatre, 1962
• Mary, Mary, Queen's Theatre, 1963
• The Recruiting Officer, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1963
• Othello, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1964
• The Master Builder, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1964
• Hay Fever, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1964
• Much Ado About Nothing, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1965
• Trelawney of the Wells, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1965
• Miss Julie, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1966
• Black Comedy, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1966
• A Bond Honoured, National Theatre/Old Vic, 1966
• The Country Wife, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1969
• The Beaux Stratagem, National Theatre/Old Vic and Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1970
• Hedda Gabler, National Theatre/Cambridge Theatre, 1970
• Design For Living, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1971
• Private Lives, Queen's Theatre, 1972
• Peter Pan, London Coliseum, 1973
• Snap, Vaudeville Theatre, 1974
• Private Lives, US tour and 46th Street Theatre, New York, 1975 [Tony nomination]
• The Way of the World, Stratford, Canada, 1976
• Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford, Canada, 1976
• Three Sisters, Stratford, Canada, 1976
• The Guardsman, Stratford, Canada and Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1976
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stratford, Canada and Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1977
• Richard III, Stratford, Canada, 1977
• As You Like It, Stratford, Canada, 1977
• Hay Fever, Stratford, Canada, 1977
• Macbeth, Stratford, Canada, 1978
• Private Lives, Stratford, Canada, 1978
• Night and Day, Phoenix Theatre, Washington D.C. and ANTA Playhouse, New York, 1979 [Tony nomination]
• Much Ado About Nothing, Stratford, Canada, 1980
• The Seagull, Stratford, Canada, 1980
• Virginia, Stratford, Canada, 1980 and Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1981
• The Way of the World, Chichester Festival Theatre and Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1984
• The Interpreters, Queen's Theatre, 1985
• The Infernal Machine, Lyric Hammersmith, 1986
• Coming Into Land, National Theatre/Lyttelton, 1987
• Lettice and Lovage, Globe Theatre, 1987
• Lettice and Lovage, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, 1990 [Tony win]
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Aldwych Theatre, 1993
• Three Tall Women, Wyndham's Theatre, 1994 and 1995
• Talking Heads, Chichester Festival Theatre and Comedy Theatre, 1996
• A Delicate Balance, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1997
• The Lady in the Van, Queen's Theatre, 1999
• The Breath of Life, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2002
• Talking Heads, Australian tour, 2004
• The Lady From Dubuque, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2007

Pautan luar

• Maggie Smith dalam Pangkalan Data Filem Internet (IMDb)