Interesting Facts About Maggie Smith: Star of Downton & Potter

"Interesting Facts About Maggie Smith: Star of Downton & Potter"

Dame Maggie Smith is one of the most revered actresses in the world, with a career spanning over six decades.

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Best known for her iconic roles in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter series,

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Her distinctive voice, commanding presence, and versatility have allowed her to shine in a variety of roles, from period dramas to magical worlds."

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She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1969,

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followed by a second Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in California Suite in 1978.

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Smith continued filming Harry Potter even while battling breast cancer, showing incredible dedication to the role and to her craft. "

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She won her first Oscar for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1969, where she played an unorthodox and manipulative school teacher.

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Her second Academy Award came in 1978 for California Suite, in which she played an insecure British actress.

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Smith has been married twice: first to actor Robert Stephens, British actress.Later to playwright Beverley Cross, who passed away in 1998.

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