Maggie Smith — the grande dame of British ... in the Neil Simon-scripted California Suite, playing an Oscar nominee who fails ...

The celebrated actor Maggie Smith, who won two Oscars and seven Baftas ... despite a frustrating failure to win parts in school plays – because she was considered “too common”, Smith ...

Says Maggie Smith ... she received an Oscar as best supporting actress, playing an aging star with a failed marriage in Neil Simon's "California Suite." And Smith is up for an Oscar again ...

Dame Maggie Smith's flair for both comedy and tragedy made her one of Britain's most formidable actors, said The Hollywood Reporter. She won the first of six Oscar nominations in 1965, starring ...

As we celebrate Dame Maggie Smith and look back at her life ... the actor went on to win a best supporting actress Oscar for her performance. Smith plays a small but mighty part in this British ...

LONDON — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of ...

I was an admirer of Maggie Smith long before ... I am incredibly grateful when I win a cake in a raffle, let alone an award. MS: But the Oscar makes no sense because it is so ...

The two-time Oscar winner had a long and distinguished career on stage and on screen, but “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey” made her uneasily famous. [email protected] Got a tip?