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Already a fixture on the British stage, the actress took Hollywood by storm at the age of 34, winning the Best Actress Oscar for her erratic performance as a charismatic and hugely influential schoolteacher in Ronald Neame's gripping character study. It was a remarkable achievement that kept expectations sky-high for the rest of her career. Appearing in sheer dresses and pearls while sipping beer, stuffing bagels into her mouth and eviscerating her husband (Michael Caine), Smith stole every scene in Herbert Ross's frothy anthology comedy following bickering couples at a posh hotel. As an arrogant stage actress on the verge of a comeback, she proved she could deliver a witty one-liner as expertly as a Shakespearean monologue, winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in the process.
As the earnest and funny wife of Michael Palin's soft-spoken chiropractor in Malcolm Mowbray's '40s-set drama—a raucous tale of post-war rationing, unhappy hunks, and a stolen pig—Smith is once again a firecracker, not only delivering the biggest laughs but also winning the BAFTA for best actress. In a crisp puff-sleeved suit and bow-tipped hat, Smith plays the watchful guardian to Helena Bonham Carter's impressionable Lucy Honeychurch in James Ivory's charming classic. It's a delight to see the former sitting in the sun-drenched Tuscan countryside, reminiscing about lost loves with Judi Dench's romance novelist Eleanor Lavish.
An almost supernatural calm and sophistication, a sharp wit, impeccable humor, unexpected warmth, and an ever-present, knowing wink—these are just some of the indelible qualities Dame Maggie Smith brought to her work on stage, film, and television over the past 70 years, building a formidable career that remains the envy of many of her contemporaries. Following the tragic news of her death on Friday at the age of 89, we honor her 10 greatest creations from the big and small screens—from the hard-boiled Jean Brodie to the spiteful Dowager Countess of Grantham, Lady Violet Crawley.
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