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Dame Margaret Natalie Smith CH DBE (December 28, 1934 − September 27, 2024) was a British actress. Known for her wit in comedic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen over seven decades and was one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses. She received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for six Laurence Olivier Awards. Smith was one of the few performers to earn the Triple Crown of Acting. Smith began her stage career as a student, performing at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952, and made her professional debut on Broadway in New Faces of '56. Over the following decades Smith established herself alongside Judi Dench as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. On Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for Noël Coward's Private Lives (1975) and Tom Stoppard's Night and Day (1979), and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage (1990). She won Academy Awards for Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for California Suite (1978). She was Oscar-nominated for Othello (1965), Travels with My Aunt (1972), A Room with a View (1985) and Gosford Park (2001). She portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). She also acted in Death on the Nile (1978), Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), The Secret Garden (1993), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), Quartet (2012) and The Lady in the Van (2015). Smith received newfound attention and international fame for her role as Violet Crawley in the British period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). The role earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards; she had previously won one for the HBO film My House in Umbria (2003). Over the course of her career she was the recipient of numerous honorary awards including the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1993, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1996 and the Society of London Theatre Special Award in 2010. Smith was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maggie Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Maggie Smith
Aunt May
for Aunt May in Chris Columbus / Spider-Man : Trilogy 2002-2007
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Peter Parker, a shy and kind-hearted high school senior in Queens, struggles to find his place in the world. Living with his loving Uncle Ben and Aunt May, and harboring a quiet crush on his neighbor Mary Jane Watson, Peter’s life takes a dramatic turn after he's bitten by a genetically engineered spider on a school field trip. As he awakens to discover newfound strength, agility, and the ability to cling to walls and shoot webs, Peter experiences the thrill of transformation — but also the weight of secrecy. At first, he tries to use his powers for personal gain, entering a local wrestling match to earn money. But tragedy strikes when he fails to stop a thief who later kills his beloved Uncle Ben. Haunted by guilt and his uncle’s final words — "With great power comes great responsibility" — Peter embraces his role as the masked vigilante Spider-Man, protecting New York City with courage and compassion. Meanwhile, his best friend’s father, Norman Osborn, undergoes his own dangerous transformation into the unhinged Green Goblin, threatening Peter’s loved ones and the city itself.
