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Maggie Smith

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Dame Maggie Smith

Smith in 1973
BornMargaret Natalie Smith
28 December 1934(1934-12-28)
Ilford, Essex, Ingland[1][2][3][4]
Dee'd27 September 2024(2024-09-27) (aged 89)
NaitionalityBreetish
ThriftActress
Years active1952–present
Hauf-marrae(s)Robert Stephens
(m. 1967; div. 1974)

Beverley Cross
(m. 1975; d. 1998)
BairnsChris Larkin
Toby Stephens
KinAnna-Louise Plowman
(dauchter-in-law)

Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith, CH, DBE (born 28 December 1934; deed 27 September 2024)[5] wis an Inglis actress. She haes haed an extensive, varied career in stage, film an telly spannin ower saxty years. Smith haes appeared in ower 50 films an is ane o Breetain's maist recognisable actresses. She wis appyntit as Commander o the Order o the Breetish Empire (CBE) in 1970. She wis appyntit Dame Commander o the Order o the Breetish Empire (DBE) in the 1990 New Year Honours for services tae the performin airts,[6] an Member o the Order o the Companions o Honour (CH) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services tae drama.[7]

References

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  1. "Person Details for Margaret N. Smith, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"". FamilySearch.org.
  2. Mackenzie, Suzie (20 November 2004). "You have to laugh". The Guardian (in Inglis). UK. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. Enfield, Laura (18 November 2015). "Ilford born Maggie Smith talks about starring in The Lady in the Van". The Tottenham Independent. Retrieved 16 Juin 2016.
  4. Ilford wis, prior tae 1965, pairt o the Coonty i Essex, but nou is pairt o the Coonty o Greater Lunnon
  5. "Orders and decorations conferred by the crown". Debrett's. Archived frae the original on 29 Juin 2016. Retrieved 4 Januar 2015.
  6. Spears, W. (30 December 1989). "Queen Honors Naipaul, Maggie Smith". Philly.com. Retrieved 1 Januar 2014.
  7. "No. 60895". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 14 Juin 2014.