Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
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- On romance. “I do think a woman’s place is eventually in the home, but I see no harm in her having some fun before she gets there.” “In my day, a lady was incapable of feeling physical attraction until she had been instructed to do so by her mama.”
- On technology and change. “First electricity, now telephones. Sometimes I feel as if I were living in an H.G. Wells novel.” “What is a weekend?” [On the new telephone] “Is this an instrument of communication or torture?”
- On life. “Life is a game, where the player must appear ridiculous.” “No life appears rewarding if you think about it too much.” “Hope is a tease, designed to prevent us accepting reality.”
- On growing old. “Just because you’re an old widow, I see no necessity to eat off a tray.” “At my age, one must ration one’s excitement.” “All life is a series of problems which we must try and solve, first one and then the next and then the next, until at last we die.”
Smith received newfound attention and international fame for her role as Violet Crawley in the British period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). The role earned her three Primetime Emmy Awards; she had previously won one for the HBO film My House in Umbria (2003).
May 26, 2022 · For six seasons and two movies, Maggie Smith’s Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, was both the emotional and comedic center of “Downton Abbey.” The deadpan matriarch of the...
May 29, 2022 · Maggie Smith has played Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, over six seasons of Downton Abbey and in two film adaptations. How very Dowager of her. And yet, she...
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May 23, 2022 · The actress reveals how hard it was to say farewell to her co-star and grandmother Violet in the latest film. She also shares how their characters are linked by loyalty and resistance in the story.
May 22, 2022 · A tribute to the Dowager Countess, Violet Crawley, played by Dame Maggie Smith, who died in the latest film. Relive her witty, wry, and heartfelt scenes from the TV series and the movies.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Maggie Smith is a British actress best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,' as well as her role in the Harry Potter series and 'Downton Abbey.'
