Acting
Maggie Smith
- Titles
- 87movies23TV 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.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Wholesome5.0average 3.3
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Family Dynamics6.2average 4.7
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Crime2.5, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 15
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Class Conflict 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Melancholy 4
- Star-Studded Cast 3
- Romantic Entanglements 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Nostalgic 3
- British Cinema 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Judi DenchActorThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ladies in Lavender, Tea with Mussolini
Kristin Scott ThomasActorGosford Park, Keeping Mum, Richard III, My Old Lady
Julian FellowesDirectorDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Gosford Park, From Time to Time
Andrew DunnCinematographerDownton Abbey: A New Era, Gosford Park, The Lady in the Van, Suddenly, Last Summer
Ronald PickupActorThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Much Ado About Nothing
Michael GambonActorGosford Park, Quartet, The Last September
Frank FinlayActorThe Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello
Denholm ElliottActorA Room with a View, A Private Function, The Missionary
Laurence OlivierActorClash of the Titans, Oh! What a Lovely War, Othello
Hugh BonnevilleActorDownton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, From Time to Time
Penelope WiltonActorDownton Abbey: A New Era, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Timothy SpallActorFrom Time to Time, My House in Umbria, The Missionary
Movies and TV shows
872020s
3 titles · average score 68
60
as Lily Fox
75
as Violet Crawley
68
as Aunt Ruth
2010s
13 titles · average score 67
75
as Violet Crawley
39
as Lady Bluebury (voice)
as Reading (voice)
72
as Miss Shepherd
60
as Muriel Donnelly
57
as Mathilde Girard
71
as Muriel Donnelly
68
as Jean Horton
55
as Lady Bluebury (voice)
87
as Minerva McGonagall
86
TV show · as Violet Crawley
61
as Mrs. Docherty
2000s
16 titles · average score 67
53
as Linnet
63
as Lady Gresham
59
as Mary Gilbert
62
as Grace Hawkins
80
as Minerva McGonagall
66
as Janet
84
as Minerva McGonagall
57
as Mrs. Emily Delahunty
74
as Minerva McGonagall
80
as Constance Trentham
75
as Professor McGonagall
45
as Lady Myra Naylor
1990s
15 titles · average score 66
64
as Lady Hester Random
65
as Queen Alexandra
73
TV show · as Betsey Trotwood
73
as Aunt Lavinia Penniman
62
as Gunilla Garson Goldberg
82
as Duchess of York
44
as Mother Superior
78
as Mrs. Medlock
72
as Violet Venable
64
as Mother Superior
70
as Mrs Mabel Pettigrew
57
as Granny Wendy
1980s
13 titles · average score 68
76
TV show · as Susan
84
as Judith Hearne
83
as Charlotte Bartlett
69
TV show · as Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew
77
as Joyce Chilvers
62
as Lily Wynn
51
as Miss Anderson
59
as Lady Isabel Ames
72
as Daphne Castle
TV show · as Mrs. Silly
66
as Thetis
53
as Lois Heidler
1970s
9 titles · average score 63
52
as Diana Barrie
71
as Miss Bowers
68
as Miss Bowers (archive footage)
67
as Dora Charleston
64
as Lila Fisher
52
as Augusta Bertram
as Portia
as Epifania
70
TV show · as Violet Venable
1960s
12 titles · average score 63
78
as Jean Brodie
72
as Music Hall Star
68
as Patty Terwilliger Smith
as Beatrice
65
as Sarah Watkins
TV show · as Mrs. Wislack
58
as Nora
67
as Desdemona
61
TV show · as Epifana / Portia
69
as Philpot
33
as Miss Mead
60
as Chantal
1950s
5 titles · average score 62
65
as Bridget Howard
68
TV show · as Anna Carnot / Juliet Denise
63
as Party Guest (uncredited)
TV show · as Paula Benson
