FUN FACTS ON MAGGIE SMITH Is mother in law of actress Anna – Louise Plowman Is good friends with Judy Dench Worked with Lawrence Olivier in the 1960s in the Theatre Is a vice President of Chichester Cinema at New Park. Anita Roddick and Kenneth Branagh are also vice Presidents Is devoted to Jane Austen and her work Appeared in 2 movies with the same title ‘Quartet’ in 1981 and 2012 Was the first of 4 consecutive winners of Supporting Actress to have the initials M.S. Others include; Meryl Streep, Mary Steenburgen and Maureen Stapleton Fought breast cancer in 2008, she had a tumour removed and underwent chemotherapy Appointed CBE in 1970 and DBE in 1990 In 2003, she became the 12th performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting; Oscars – Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. A Tony award and an Emmy Her father was a Geordie and her mother was Glaswegian Had to change her name to Maggie Smith as there was already an actress named Margaret Smith at the time she started acting She was one of the first people to have a star on the Avenue of Stars – a British version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame She was made a fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture She created an Honorary D.Litt. of 2 Universities; St Andrews and Cambridge (1971 and 1995)
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