Maggie Smith is a highly acclaimed British actress known for her distinguished career in theater, film, and television.3
Maggie Smith's career has spanned over seven decades, with significant roles across stage, screen, and television.
Maggie Smith made her film debut in the late 1950s, but it was her performance in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969) that won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
In recent years, Maggie Smith is perhaps best known for her role as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015).
In 1990, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her services to drama.