"Maggie Smith, one of the true Greats along with [Laurence] Olivier and [John] Gielgud… those who saw her dazzling talent on the stage say they can never forget her," he said. "Her magnificent ...

“I had Judi Dench and Maggie Smith... I could have shot the telephone ... winning two Oscars and working with fellow stars including Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud and Alan Bennett.

In a fêted seven-decade career spanning stage, screen, and television — never once proving less than incredible, with her protuberant eyes and wry tone — Dame Maggie Smith was a national ...

Maggie Smith — the grande dame of British theater ... During her 60-plus-year career, she worked with the greatest, from Laurence Olivier and Richard Burton, to Judi Dench and Michael Caine.

Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter has said the cast of the hit ITV series was lucky to have worked so closely with Dame Maggie ...