Maggie Smith received immense recognition for her performance in the film. The British actress went on to win her first Academy Award (42nd Oscars, 1969) for Best Actress. Despite this, the Ronald ...
Says Maggie Smith: "My grandmother had said ... But aside from that, it was lovely." She earned the first of her five Oscar nominations when she played Desdemona to Laurence Olivier's Othello.
Golden Globe-winning acting legend Dame Joan Plowright had died aged 95. In a career spanning six decades, the British actor starred in Hollywood blockbusters and tread the boards in major theatres ...