00:00She was an actress with an extensive career in stage, film and television.
00:06Dame Maggie Smith appeared in more than 60 films and over 70 plays.
00:12She was no doubt one of Britain's most recognisable actresses.
00:17Maggie began her career on stage as a student
00:20and made her professional debut on Broadway in New Faces of 56.
00:25For her work on the London stage,
00:27she won a record six Best Actress Evening Standard Awards.
00:31I really have nothing to say. I can't speak in public.
00:35I've done it once before at a function and it was an absolute disaster.
00:39For her film work, she won two Academy Awards,
00:42one for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress.
00:46She is one of only seven actresses to have ever won in both categories.
00:52She's also won a record four BAFTA Awards for Best Actress.
00:57Not bad for the girl from Essex born in 1934.
01:01She worked steadily throughout each decade,
01:04often playing iconic roles in blockbuster films like Harry Potter,
01:08Steven Spielberg's Hook and Sister Act.
01:13From 2010 to 2015,
01:17she appeared as Violet Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey.
01:21This role won her three Primetime Emmy Awards,
01:24a Golden Globe and four Screen Actor Guild Awards.
01:28Even in her 80s, the acting work didn't slow down.
01:32In 2015, she starred in the comedy-drama film The Lady in the Van.
01:37The film received critical acclaim
01:39and Maggie received a Golden Globe Award for her performance.
01:44You shut the door!
01:46She was married to actor Robert Stevens from 1967 until 1975.
01:52Together, they had two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stevens.
01:57Both of her sons became actors
01:59and found success on stage and screen in their own right.
02:04Maggie went on to marry playwright Beverly Cross in 1975
02:08and they remained married until his death in 98.
02:13Dame Maggie Smith leaves behind her two sons, five grandchildren
02:18and an acting legacy spanning more than 70 years.
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