Acting
Maggie Smith
- Titles
- 90movies25TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19582023
- Leading roles
- 44top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Downton Abbey84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Wholesome5.2average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Family Dynamics6.3average 4.7
- Situational Comedy4.0average 2.7
- Wonder4.4average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Crime2.3, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 14
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Melancholy 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Period Drama 3
- British Cinema 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Romantic Entanglements 3
- Star-Studded Cast 3
- Heartwarming 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kristin Scott ThomasActorKeeping Mum, Gosford Park, Richard III, My Old Lady
Frank FinlayActorOthello, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Olivier Talks About Othello
Laurence OlivierActorClash of the Titans, Oh! What a Lovely War, Othello, Olivier Talks About Othello
Judi DenchActorThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ladies in Lavender, Tea with Mussolini
Andrew DunnCinematographerDownton Abbey: A New Era, Gosford Park, The Lady in the Van, Suddenly, Last Summer
Julian FellowesWriterDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Gosford Park, From Time to Time
Robert StephensActorThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Travels with My Aunt, Much Ado About Nothing
Michael CaineActorGnomeo & Juliet, California Suite, Curtain Call
Denholm ElliottActorA Room with a View, A Private Function, The Missionary
Penelope WiltonActorDownton Abbey: A New Era, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Ronald PickupActorThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Much Ado About Nothing
Timothy SpallActorFrom Time to Time, My House in Umbria, The Missionary
Movies and TV shows
912020s
4 titles · average score 68
63
as Lily Fox
73
as Violet Crawley
as Brunhilde Pomsel
70
as Aunt Ruth
2010s
14 titles · average score 68
72
as Violet Crawley
as Reading (voice)
65
as Miss Shepherd
64
as Muriel Donnelly
63
as Mathilde Girard
70
as Muriel Donnelly
66
as Jean Horton
74
TV show · as Minerva McGonagall (archive footage)
59
as Lady Bluebury (voice)
91
as Minerva McGonagall
84
TV show · as Violet Crawley
61
as Agatha Rose Doherty
2000s
17 titles · average score 71
65
as Linnet
76
as Minerva McGonagall
65
as Mary Gilbert
71
as Lady Gresham
67
as Grace Hawkins
77
as Minerva McGonagall
67
as Janet
79
as Minerva McGonagall
65
as Mrs. Emily Delahunty
76
as Minerva McGonagall
70
as Constance Trentham
as Lady Myra Naylor
1990s
15 titles · average score 65
66
as Lady Hester Random
66
as Queen Alexandra
TV show · as Betsey Trotwood
53
as Lily Marlowe
64
as Aunt Lavinia Penniman
66
as Gunilla Garson Goldberg
70
as Duchess of York
60
as Mother Superior
73
as Mrs. Medlock
69
as Violet Venable
66
as Mother Superior
68
as Granny Wendy
1980s
14 titles · average score 64
74
TV show · as Susan
68
as Judith Hearne
70
as Charlotte Bartlett
67
TV show · as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
64
as Joyce Chilvers
58
as Lily Wynn
46
as Miss Anderson
as Mrs Silly
59
as Lady Isabel Ames
76
as Daphne Castle
60
as Lois Heidler
69
as Thetis
1970s
9 titles · average score 66
60
as Diana Barrie
72
as Miss Bowers
68
as Miss Bowers (archive footage)
71
as Dora Charleston
62
as Lila Fisher
61
as Augusta Bertram
as Portia
as Epifania
67
TV show · as Violet Venable
1960s
12 titles · average score 66
68
as Music Hall Star
72
as Jean Brodie
67
as Patty Terwilliger Smith
as Beatrice
66
as Sarah Watkins
67
as Desdemona
63
as Nora
60
TV show · as Epifana / Ann Whitefield
as (archive footage)
69
as Philpot
62
as Miss Mead
as Chantal
1950s
5 titles · average score 60
as Bridget Howard
67
TV show · as Anna Carnot / The Girl
as Party Guest (uncredited)
TV show · as Paula Benson
