Birth of Maggie Smith
Birth of Maggie Smith
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith Smith Biography and Timeline
Follow Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith Smith through 16 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith Smith, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
16Distinct records
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1934–2015Years on this page
1934
1952
Oxford University Dramatic Society
Under the auspices of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, Smith began her career as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse
1962
Evening Standard Award
Wins the first of a record five Best Actress Evening Standard Awards for her roles in Peter Shaffers plays The Private Ear and The Public Eye, both opposite Kenneth Williams
1969
Academy Award
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1970
Evening Standard Award
Plays the title role in Ingmar Bergmans London production of the Ibsen play Hedda Gabler, winning her second Evening Standard award for Best Actress
Hedda Gabler
Plays the title role in Ingmar Bergmans London production of the Ibsen play Hedda Gabler, winning her second Evening Standard award for Best Actress
1972
Travels with My Aunt
Appears in Travels with My Aunt
1976
Murder by Death
Appears in Murder by Death
1978
Academy Award
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for California Suite
1984
A Private Function
Appears in A Private Function
BAFTA
Winner of Best Actress BAFTA Award for her role as Joyce Chilvers in A Private Function
1986
A Room With A View
Appears in A Room With A View
1990
Tony Award
Wins the Tony Award for role in Lettice and Lovage
2001
Gosford Park
Appears in Gosford Park
2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Stars in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
The Lady in the Van
The film version of The Lady in the Van is based on Alaan Bennetts experiences with a tramp called Miss Shepherd, who lived on Bennetts driveway in several dilapidated vans for more than fifteen years
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.