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News about Maggie Smith, acting, versatility
7 hours ago · Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and ...
21 hours ago · Her first Oscar nomination was for playing Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier’s Othello and her subsequent nominations were all for characters whose theatricality was a mode of existence. She ...
1 hour ago · The list of Smith’s movie performances, big and small, is far too long to summarize adequately. She played Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier’s Othello; the two would show up together again ...
21 hours ago · OTHELLO, 1965. Image Credit: Everett Collection Laurence Olivier, Anthony Nicholls, and Maggie Smith. THE HONEY POT, 1967. Image Credit: Everett Collection Rex Harrison andMaggie Smith.
3 hours ago · Laurence Olivier spotted her talent, invited her to be part of his original National Theatre company and cast her as his co-star in a 1965 film adaptation of “Othello.” Smith said two directors, Ingmar Bergman and William Gaskill, both in National Theatre productions, were important influences.
7 hours ago · Smith was once so slender and delicate as Desdemona that Laurence Olivier's Othello could easily smother her with a pillow. By the end of her career, no one would've dared try.
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6 hours ago · Her first Academy Award nomination was for her turn playing Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier's "Othello" in 1965, before she won her first Oscar for her role as an Edinburgh schoolmistress in ...
