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If it sometimes seems like the Edwardians in "Downton Abbey" speak our language, it's because they often do, so much so that writer Ben Zimmer started tracking the anachronisms (with video) at www.visualthesaurus.com. -Because no one does acid-tongued...
Helping and occasionally hindering Phryne's quest to solve mysteries is an eclectic cast that includes stage and screen veteran Miriam Margolyes, who plays meddling Aunt Prudence. Talking to Green Guide on set at the historic Melbourne mansion...
SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 27: Actress Maggie Smith, a guest of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is seen during the 130th Sandringham Flower Show on July 27, 2011 in Sandringham, England. View Photo »
She doesn't take herself too seriously, she eats too much and is hopeless with men. I think all girls can relate to that. I certainly can, being 30 and single.
Cue Shirley MacLaine, starting next season, as the visiting mother of Downton Abbey's American-born Cora, Countess
Actors reflect on portraying the Grantham and Crawley family members, friends and servants, and the pages are peppered with behind-the-scenes tidbits: Wigs worn by Maggie Smith are prepared in advance so she can slide them on like hats; at the end of a...
The whole room just kind of got brighter. Moving to the Lyceum, which has so much history and energy, is a whole other beast. Talk about ghosts in the theater! I thank them for letting me Which actresses do you admire? Certainly Glenn Close and Meryl...
Actress Maggie Smith arrives for the world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" in Trafalgar Square, in central London, July 7, 2011. View Photo »
Isabelle Huppert ages so beautifully and gracefully, as have Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. I am struck by their expressive beauty
Despite the show’s manifest weaknesses (sorry, but didn’t amnesia go out with Susan Lucci?) and because of its strengths (read: Dame Maggie Smith) I’ve been hooked since Season One. Like most DA fans, I’ve watched “Sh*t the Dowager Countess Says” on...
Nighy, who worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, spoke out prior to the release of his latest film in which he stars alongside Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a tale centered round a...
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28, 1934), better known as Dame Maggie Smith, is an English film, stage, and television actress who made her screen debut in 1958 and is still performing after 50 years. She is a twice Academy Award-, five times BAFTA Award-, twice Golden Globe- and once Emmy-winner. Full Article
Actress Maggie Smith arrives for the world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" in Trafalgar Square, in central London, July 7, 2011.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Dame Maggie Smith look on prior to the Women's semi final match between Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on Day Ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and...
View Photo »Actress Maggie Smith arrives for the world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" in Trafalgar Square, in central London, July 7, 2011.
View Photo »She doesn't take herself too seriously, she eats too much and is hopeless with men. I think all girls can relate to that. I certainly can, being 30 and single.
Isabelle Huppert ages so beautifully and gracefully, as have Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. I am struck by their expressive beauty
She goes from being the fun character to being a tragic character when her husband doesn't come back from the war ... Rattigan wrote the play so beautifully that anyone who played it would play it well.
I’ve been shooting a lot with Maggie Smith…
They take so much work to perfect, these shows, but I'd love to play that character
