Maggie Smith

Friday, 28th December 1934

Prim and perenially slightly shocked English actress typed as no-nonsense school ma'am's from Jean Brodie to Minerva McGonagall but that is to ignore a vast array of powerhouse stage performances and character parts along the way.

	Nowhere to Go Bridget Howard	1958
	Go to Blazes Chantal	1961
	VIP's Miss Mead	1963
	Pumpkin Eater Philpott	1964
	Othello Desdemona	1965
	Young Cassidy Nora	1965
	Honey Pot Sarah Watkins	1967
	Hot Millions Patty Terwilliger	1968
	Oh! What a Lovely War Music Hall Star	1969
	Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Miss Jean Brodie	1969
	Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing	1972
	Travels with My Aunt Aunt Augusta	1972
	Murder by Death Dora Charleston	1976
	California Suite Diana Barrie	1978
	Death on the Nile Mrs. Bowers	1978
	Clash of the Titans Thetis	1981
	Quartet Lois Heidler	1981
	Evil Under the Sun Daphne Castle	1982
	Evil Under the Sun Daphne Castle	1982
	Evil Under the Sun Daphne Castle	1982
	Evil Under the Sun Daphne Castle	1982
	Better Late than Never	1982
	Missionary Lady Ames	1982
	Private Function Joyce Chilvers	1984
	Lily in Love Lily Wynn	1985
	Room with a View Charlotte Bartlett	1986
	Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Judith Hearne	1987
	Hook Wendy	1991
	Memento Mori Mabel Pettigrew	1992
	Sister Act Mother Superior	1992
	Suddenly, Last Summer Violet Venable	1992
	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Mother Superior	1993
	Secret Garden	1993
	Richard III Duchess of York	1995
	First Wives Club Gunilla Garson Goldberg	1996
	Washington Square Aunt Lavinia Penniman	1997
	Tea with Mussolini Lady Hester	1998
	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Minerva McGonagall	2001
	Gosford Park Constance, Countess of Trentham	2002
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Professor Minerva McGonagall	2002
	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	2002
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Professor Minerva McGonagall	2004
	Ladies in Lavender Janet Widdington	2004
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Professor McGonagall	2005
	Keeping Mum Grace Hawkins	2005
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix McGonagall	2007
	Becoming Jane Lady Gresham	2007
	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Professor Minerva McGonagall	2009
	Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Mrs. Docherty	2010
	Gnomeo and Juliet Lady Blueberry (voice)	2011
	Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Muriel Donnelly	2011
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Minerva McGonagall	2011
	Quartet Jean Horton	2012
	My Old Lady Mathilde Girard	2014
	Lady in the Van Miss Shepherd	2015
	Sherlock Gnomes Lady Bluebury (voice)	2018
	Tea with the Dames Self	2018
	Downton Abbey Violet Crawley	2019

	Armchair Theatre The Widower Julie	06/01/1958
	Armchair Theatre The Girl on the Beach	05/24/1959
	Armchair Theatre Guardian Angel	02/21/1960
	ITV Play of the Week Hay Fever Jackie Coryton	05/24/1960
	BBC Plays Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice	02/04/1967
	Acting in the Sixties Maggie Smith Self	03/18/1967
	ITV Playhouse On Approval	01/22/1968
	Play of the Month Man And Superman Ann Whitefield	07/07/1968
	Play of the Month The Seagull Irina Arkadina	11/17/1968
	Play of the Month The Merchant Of Venice Portia	04/16/1972
	Play of the Month The Millionairess Epifania	09/15/1972
	Parkinson Betjemen, Smith, Williams Guest	02/17/1973
	Talking Heads Bed Among the Lentils Susan	05/03/1988
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.1 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	09/26/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.2 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/03/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.3 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/10/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.4 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/17/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.5 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/24/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.6 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/31/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #1.7 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	11/07/2010
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.1 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	09/18/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.2 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	09/25/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.3 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/02/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.4 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/09/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.5 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/16/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.6 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/23/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.7 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/30/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #2.8 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	11/06/2011
	Downton Abbey Christmas Special Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	12/25/2011
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.1 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	09/01/2012
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.3 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/13/2013
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.4 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/20/2013
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.5 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/27/2013
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.6 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/03/2013
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.7 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/10/2013
	Downton Abbey Christmas Special 2012 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/17/2013
	Downton Abbey Episode #3.2 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	09/06/2013
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.1 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/05/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.3 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/12/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.4 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/19/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.5 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/26/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.6 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/02/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.7 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/09/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #4.8 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/16/2014
	Downton Abbey The London Season Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/23/2014
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.1 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/04/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.2 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/11/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.3 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/18/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.4 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	01/25/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.5 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/01/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.6 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/08/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.7 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/15/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #5.8 Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	02/22/2015
	Downton Abbey A Moorland Holiday Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham	03/01/2015
	Downton Abbey Episode #6.3 Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham	10/04/2015