Maggie Smith
The Miracle Club: Maggie Smith film that took 20 years to make to get premiere
Story of four Irish women who leave Dublin for the first time will be screened in New York next Monday
Dalya Alberge
07, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM
Downton Abbey: A New Era review – cheerfully risible second helping of snobby melodrama
The second – and hopefully last – film spun off from Julian Fellowes’s successful TV series is as hammy, silly, and undeniably entertaining as ever
Peter Bradshaw
25, Apr, 2022 @11:00 PM
A Boy Called Christmas review – charming quest gets its Claus in all the family
Adventure, elves and home truths mingle in this big-hearted movie based on a Matt Haig children’s book
Cath Clarke
23, Nov, 2021 @4:00 PM
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone review – 20 years on, it’s a nostalgic spectacular
The first film in the franchise is re-released into a very different world – but it’s as entertaining and exhilarating as ever
Peter Bradshaw
28, Oct, 2021 @8:00 AM
Hear me out: why Gnomeo & Juliet isn’t a bad movie
The latest in our series of writers defending disliked films is a plea to reconsider a surprisingly idiosyncratic animated comedy
David Alexander
12, Jul, 2021 @6:48 AM
From the archive: Maggie Smith at Cinecittà, 1966
The charismatic actor grants an audience on the Honey Pot set. By Chris Hall
Chris Hall
30, May, 2021 @5:00 AM
Downton Abbey film sequel set for Christmas 2021 release
A followup to the 2019 film is currently in production, with Dominic West, Hugh Dancy and Laura Haddock joining returning cast members
Catherine Shoard
19, Apr, 2021 @2:38 PM
For One Knight Only: what we learned about Judi, Maggie, Ian and Derek in their Zoom knees-up
In an event for the theatrical charity Acting for Others, Dench, Smith, McKellen and Jacobi spoke about their highs and lows, superstitions and acting tips
Chris Wiegand
30, Nov, 2020 @9:37 AM
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen head cast for Zoom show in aid of UK theatre workers
Maggie Smith and Derek Jacobi also among those who will take part in comedy fundraiser
Amy Walker
22, Nov, 2020 @3:30 PM
Maggie Smith: Harry Potter and Downton Abbey weren't 'what you’d call satisfying'
The actor has said that, while grateful for the work, ‘I didn’t really feel I was acting in those things’
Staff and agencies
05, Dec, 2019 @11:17 AM
Maggie Smith wins best actress award for role as Goebbels' secretary
Andrew Scott is best actor and Sweat wins play of the year at Evening Standard awards
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
24, Nov, 2019 @10:45 PM
Maggie Smith up for fifth Evening Standard best actress award
Actor has chance to add to her record tally after returning to stage after 12-year absence
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
04, Nov, 2019 @2:00 PM
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