Acting
Maggie Smith
- Titles
- 86movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Downton Abbey86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Family Dynamics6.3average 4.8
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.4
- Violence2.3, average 4.2
- Adrenaline3.0, average 4.9
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 16
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Nostalgic 4
- British Cinema 4
- Quirky Characters 3
- Gentle Humor 3
- Character Study 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Literary Adaptation 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kristin Scott ThomasActorGosford Park, Keeping Mum, Richard III, My Old Lady
Judi DenchActorThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ladies in Lavender, Tea with Mussolini
Julian FellowesWriterDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Gosford Park, From Time to Time
Andrew DunnCinematographerDownton Abbey: A New Era, The Lady in the Van, Gosford Park, Suddenly, Last Summer
Penelope WiltonActorDownton Abbey: A New Era, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Denholm ElliottActorA Room with a View, A Private Function, The Missionary
Timothy SpallActorFrom Time to Time, My House in Umbria, The Missionary
Michael GambonActorGosford Park, Quartet, The Last September
Robert StephensActorThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Travels with My Aunt, Much Ado About Nothing
Michael CaineActorGnomeo & Juliet, California Suite, Curtain Call
Ronald PickupActorThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Much Ado About Nothing
Laurence OlivierActorClash of the Titans, Oh! What a Lovely War, Othello
Movies and TV shows
862020s
3 titles · average score 68
as Lily Fox
as Violet Crawley
as Aunt Ruth
2010s
13 titles · average score 67
as Violet Crawley
as Lady Bluebury (voice)
as Reading (voice)
as Miss Shepherd
as Muriel Donnelly
as Mathilde Girard
as Muriel Donnelly
as Jean Horton
as Lady Bluebury (voice)
as Minerva McGonagall
TV show · as Violet Crawley
as Mrs. Docherty
2000s
16 titles · average score 67
as Linnet
as Lady Gresham
as Mary Gilbert
as Minerva McGonagall
as Grace Hawkins
as Janet
as Minerva McGonagall
as Mrs. Emily Delahunty
as Minerva McGonagall
as Constance Trentham
as Professor McGonagall
as Lady Myra Naylor
1990s
15 titles · average score 67
as Lady Hester Random
as Queen Alexandra
TV show · as Betsey Trotwood
as Aunt Lavinia Penniman
as Gunilla Garson Goldberg
as Duchess of York
as Mother Superior
as Mrs. Medlock
as Violet Venable
as Mother Superior
as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew
as Granny Wendy
1980s
13 titles · average score 68
TV show · as Susan
as Judith Hearne
as Charlotte Bartlett
TV show · as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
as Joyce Chilvers
as Lily Wynn
as Miss Anderson
as Mrs Silly
as Lady Isabel Ames
as Daphne Castle
as Thetis
as Lois Heidler
1970s
8 titles · average score 63
as Diana Barrie
as Miss Bowers
as Dora Charleston
as Lila Fisher
as Augusta Bertram
as Portia
as Epifania
TV show · as Violet Venable
1960s
12 titles · average score 63
as Jean Brodie
as Music Hall Star
as Patty Terwilliger Smith
as Beatrice
as Sarah Watkins
TV show · as Mrs. Wislack
as Desdemona
as Nora
TV show · as Epifana / Portia
as Philpot
as Miss Mead
as Chantal
1950s
5 titles · average score 62
as Bridget Howard
TV show · as Anna Carnot / Juliet Denise
as Party Guest (uncredited)
TV show · as Paula Benson
