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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
Angelina D'Angelo
for Angelina D'Angelo in Willow Falls Universe
Suggested by chl0e
In the small town of Willow Falls, there are no such thing as coincidences. Anything is possible, and nothing is as it seems under the watch of the mysterious Angelina D'Angelo. 11 Birthdays AMANDA has spent every birthday with her best friend from birth, LEO. But after a big fight, her 11th will be the first birthday she's ever spent alone. She muddles through a rotten day only to discover that she has to relive it, literally, over and over. Finally 12 RORY just cannot wait to be 12, that magical age at which her parents will lighten up and allow her some independence. But nothing seems to go to plan, and Rory leans that growing up isn't always all it's cracked up to be. 13 Gifts After shrinking violet TARA gets in trouble, her parents sent her to her aunt and uncle and her bratty cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. The Last Present AMANDA and LEO have a history with birthdays. Now they must travel though time to save their friend's little sister, Grace. Amanda and Leo are going to have to unravel the threads of the past and present - and travel much further than they ever imagined - if they're going to save Grace. Graceful Angelina D'Angelo has left town to see the world. It's now GRACE's turn to use her magic to protect the people of Willow Falls, along with friends old and new.
