Most fortunately for the late Miss Shepherd, she's played by Dame Maggie Smith in The Lady In The Van, based on Bennett's memoir, which became in 1999 a stage play starring Smith and, now, the film. Nicholas Hytner staged the play and has directed the
Dame Maggie Smith, our dear Professor Minerva McGonagall, is celebrating her birthday on December 28. In honor of both her birthday and her amazing career, CBS News Sunday Morning broadcast an exclusive question and answer session today.
Dame Maggie Smith is one of our most venerated performers. These days, she's playing two very different characters. Mo Rocca went to London to talk with her about the challenges that presents: Rocca informed Dame Maggie Smith that the interview would
Downton Abbey. Posted December 27 2015 — 5:34 PM EST. Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess on Downton Abbey, still hasn't seen any of the show — even as the final season is set to premiere in the U.S. next week.
Movies at the Library will return on Tuesday, January 5 at 7 p.m. with a memorable comedy of the 1940s. It is “The Major and the Minor,” from the duo of Billy Wilder directing (his first) and Charles Brackett as co-author, suggested by the odd