Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Release: 2024-12-14
·Runtime: 46m
·★ 4.5
Documentary
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
Hugh Bonneville
as Robert Crawley (archive footage)
Toby Stephens
as Self (archive footage)
Julie Andrews
as Self (archive footage)
Jessica Brown Findlay
as Self
Michael Palin
as Self
Shirley MacLaine
as Martha Levinson (archive footage)
Maggie Smith
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Derek Jacobi
as Self
Simon Callow
as Self
Robert Stephens
as Self (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier
as Self (archive footage)
Julian Fellowes
as Self
Zoë Wanamaker
as Self