Young Maggie Smith: Story And Throwback Pictures From Her Life And Early Career

Maggie Smith is an English actress, known for her poignancy and charming roles. Her career span over 6 decades and she has appeared in more than sixty movies and 75 plays. Maggie was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990 for contributions to the performing arts. She was won two Oscars, three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and many nominations.

Smith started her acting career at the age of 17, with stage, and made her professional Broadway debut in 1956. She started her career in Hollywood with the move ‘Nowhere to Go’ in 1958, and she won her first nomination. She rose to fame with her role in the movie “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ in 1969. Throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s Smith performed in a variety of roles. Smith captured the attention of a new generation with her role in ‘Harry Potter’ and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ in 2001. And she reprised the role for six of the seven Harry Potter sequels. In 2019, Smith returned to the stage after a long break of twelve years.

Smith has been married twice. In 1967, she married actor Robert Stephens and the marriage ended in 1974. She had two sons with Stephens, and they are both actors. After a year, Smith married writer Beverley Cross, who died of cancer in 1998.

To honor her, we’ve collected some fabulous photos of young Maggie Smith from her life and career.

#1 Maggie Smith at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, London, UK, 29th January 1963.

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#2 Maggie Smith at the Middlesex Hospital with her baby, 1969.

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#3 Maggie Smith with Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End, 1970.

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#4 Maggie Smith at her home in Belsize Park, London, September 1957.

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#5 Maggie Smith with George Nader star in the movie ‘Nowhere To Go’. 1958.

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#6 Maggie Smith rehearsing at the Queen’s Theatre of Associated TV’s ‘Golden Drama’ with Laurance Oliver, 1965.

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#7 Maggie Smith with Noel Coward and Jan Waters, 1964.

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#8 Maggie Smith with Ringo Starr during the Variety Club Luncheon, 1964.

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#9 Maggie Smith, 1964.

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#10 Maggie Smith, circa 1963.

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#11 Maggie Smith reading a script shortly after she was named Stage Actress of the Year, 1963.

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#12 Maggie Smith at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, 1962.

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#13 Maggie Smith with Carole Lesley, Millicent Martin, Julie Stevens and Sara Branch, 1961.

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#14 Maggie Smith on a train station platform in London, 1964.

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#15 Young Maggie Smith, 1959

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#16 Maggie Smith with Robert Stephens, 1960s.

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#17 Maggie Smith in black dress, 1960s.

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#18 Maggie Smith with Sarah Watkins and Joseph L Mankiewicz on the set of ‘The Honey Pot’, 1967.

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#19 Maggie Smith as Sarah Watkins reads the Daily Mail while on the set of the film ‘The Honey Pot’ circa 1967

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#20 Maggie Smith with Rex Harrison in a scene from the film ‘The Honey Pot’, 1967.

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#21 Maggie Smith in publicity portrait for the film ‘The Honey Pot’, 1967.

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#22 Maggie Smith as Patty Terwilliger Smith in ‘Hot Millions’, 1986.

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#23 Maggie Smith sits in deep thought on her bed in the 1968 comedy Hot Millions.

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#24 Maggie Smith, during the making of “Hot Millions”, 1968.

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#25 Maggie Smith during the filming of ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’, March 1968.

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#26 Maggie Smith plays the flute in this scene from the movie “Hot Millions”, 1968.

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#27 Maggie Smith with Pamela Franklin star in the film ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, 1969.

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#28 Maggie Smith in 1969.

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#29 Maggie Smith looking from her desk in a scene from the film ‘The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie’, 1969.

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#30 Maggie Smith at the Odeon, Leicester Square for the premiere of ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, London, 1969.

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#31 Maggie Smith on the set of the film ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, 1969.

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#32 Maggie Smith, wearing a fur coat, 1969.

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#33 Maggie Smith in ‘The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie’, 1969.

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#34 Maggie Smith with her husband, Robert Stephens, at a Royal Film Performance in London, 1969.

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#35 Maggie Smtih after winning an award, 1969.

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#36 Maggie Smith with actor Jon Voight at the London Palladium, 1970.

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#37 Maggie Smith holding her award, 1970.

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#38 Maggie Smith with her son Chris Larkin, 1970.

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#39 Maggie Smith with her ex-husband Robert Stephens. 1970.

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#40 Maggie Smith with Alec McCowen sitting on plane together in a scene from the film ‘Travels With My Aunt’, 1972.

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#41 Maggie Smith in a scene from the film ‘Travels With My Aunt’, 1972.

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#42 Maggie Smith wtih Comedian Dave Allen, 1973.

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#43 Maggie Smith with Alan Alda, 1970s.

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#44 Maggie Smith, 1975.

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#45 English actress Maggie Smith, 1965.

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#46 Maggie Smith relaxing on the sofa, 1964.

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#47 Maggie Smith wearing black dress in Toronto, 1964.

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#48 Young Maggie Smith, Early 1960s.

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