Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

The story

A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across film and TV spanning almost 70 years. Smith, who died in September of this year, had gained a new level of popularity playing the razor-tongued Lady Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, but for all her success, remained a very private person who had little time for the trappings that came with fame. The film tells the story of a girl born in pre-war Essex who, against the odds, took Broadway and the West End by storm before eventually becoming one of the world's most popular and respected performers.

Cast

M Maggie SmithSelf / Various Roles (archive footage) D Derek JacobiSelf J Jessica Brown FindlaySelf J Julian FellowesSelf Z Zoë WanamakerSelf M Michael PalinSelf A Adam James PhillipsSelf M Magi VaughanSelf S Simon CallowSelf R Robert StephensSelf (archive footage) L Laurence OlivierSelf (archive footage) H Hugh BonnevilleRobert Crawley (archive footage)

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S Shirley MacLaineMartha Levinson (archive footage) T Toby StephensSelf (archive footage) J Julie AndrewsSelf (archive footage)