British film actress, Maggie Smith's birthday

[moviequeen1]

One of my favorite film actresses, Maggie Smith birthday is today, she turns 89
A couple favorite movies The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie{won Best Actress Oscar}, Harry Potter movies,she played 'Professor Minerva McGonagall', Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Lady in the Van, Sister Act
her best known TV role' Violet Crawley' in British period drama' Downton Abbey' - won 3 best supp actress Emmys
She won another Oscar- supp actress in 'California Suite'

 

[Widow of Vietnam Vet]

I LOVE her! And on Directv there is a new Downton Abbey movie-on today! Of course she is in it!

 

[hearlady]

I LOVE her! And on Directv there is a new Downton Abbey movie-on today! Of course she is in it!

I feel exactly the same way. I think I am just going to copy you all day, we seem to be on the same page.
(See "doing today" thread)

 

[horseless carriage]

Dame Maggie Smith was 19 when she appeared in her first movie: "Nowhere To Go." She was simply Maggie Smith back then.

 

[Pepper]

A gem!

 

[PamfromTx]

 

[Paladin1950]

The only movie of her's I recall seeing at the theater was:

 

[Devi]

Maggie Smith is fantastic. Saw her in person one day way back when ... absolutely burning with personality!

 

[Jace]

all of the above..
And, she has that handsome son, Toby Stephens...a talented actor.

 

[Pinky]

Love Maggie Smith, and every movie she has been in