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Also Known As	Margaret Natalie Smith • Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
Born	December 28, 1934 • England
Died	September 27, 2024 (aged 89) • London • London • England
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award (2016) • Emmy Award (2011) • Emmy Award (2003) • Academy Award (1979) • Academy Award (1970) • Academy Award (1979): Actress in a Supporting Role • Academy Award (1970): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (2016): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series • Emmy Award (2012): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series • Emmy Award (2011): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (2003): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Golden Globe Award (2013): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1987): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1979): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Tony Award (1990): Best Actress in a Play
Subjects Of Study	“Nothing Like a Dame”
Married To	Beverley Cross (1975–1998 [his death]) • Robert Stephens (1967–1975)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Downton Abbey" (2019) • "Sherlock Gnomes" (2018) • "Downton Abbey" (2010–2015) • "The Lady in the Van" (2015) • "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" (2015) • "My Old Lady" (2014) • "Quartet" (2012) • "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" (2011) • "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011) • "Gnomeo & Juliet" (2011) • "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" (2010) • "From Time to Time" (2009) • "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009) • "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) • "Becoming Jane" (2007) • "Keeping Mum" (2005) • "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) • "Ladies in Lavender" (2004) • "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) • "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002) • "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" (2002) • "Gosford Park" (2001) • "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) • "David Copperfield" (1999) • "The Last September" (1999) • "Tea with Mussolini" (1999) • "Curtain Call" (1998) • "Washington Square" (1997) • "The First Wives Club" (1996) • "Richard III" (1995) • "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" (1993) • "The Secret Garden" (1993) • "Great Performances" (1993) • "Sister Act" (1992) • "Screen Two" (1992) • "Hook" (1991) • "Romeo.Juliet" (1990) • "Talking Heads" (1988) • "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" (1987) • "A Room with a View" (1985) • "A Private Function" (1984) • "Lily in Love" (1984) • "All for Love" (1983) • "Better Late Than Never" (1983) • "The Missionary" (1982) • "Evil Under the Sun" (1982) • "Clash of the Titans" (1981) • "Quartet" (1981) • "California Suite" (1978) • "Death on the Nile" (1978) • "Murder by Death" (1976) • "Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing" (1973) • "Travels with My Aunt" (1972) • "BBC Play of the Month" (1968–1972) • "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1969) • "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969) • "Hot Millions" (1968) • "ITV Playhouse" (1968) • "The Honey Pot" (1967) • "ITV Play of the Week" (1957–1966) • "Othello" (1965) • "Young Cassidy" (1965) • "The Pumpkin Eater" (1964) • "The V.I.P.s" (1963) • "Go to Blazes" (1962) • "Armchair Theatre" (1958–1960) • "ITV Television Playhouse" (1959) • "Nowhere to Go" (1958) • "On Stage - London" (1957) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1957) • "The Adventures of Aggie" (1956) • "Lilli Palmer Theatre" (1956) • "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1955)