Inspired by the hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg and the late Dame Maggie Smith, this stage adaptation features an original ...

The actors behind Sirius Black, Ginny Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Fred Weasley, Padma Patil, and Harry Potter himself shared fond memories of the late actress. Dame Maggie Smith has died at age 89 ...

Maggie Smith — the grande dame of British theater ... The film role earned her her first Oscar nomination. Hollywood stardom did not come easily; her sharp features and wry comic gifts made ...

Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. From the 1950s to the ...

Austenian high jinks, internet boyfriends in crisp tailoring and a royal romp featuring the daughter of two cinematic icons.

This September marks the cinematic release of Downton Abbey 3, the first instalment in the period drama franchise without the late great Dame Maggie Smith. The Oscar-winning star’s Dowager ...

Many fans of Agatha Christie's mystery novels also share an affinity for the movie adaptations of her books, especially those ...

When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of ...

Joan Ann Plowright was born on 29 October 1929 in Brigg, Lincolnshire. Her mother, Daisy, was a keen amateur actor and by the age of three, her daughter had taken to the stage. She went to Scunthorpe ...

Joan Plowright, the English actor whose decades-long career included an Oscar-nominated turn in ... Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Plowright was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Brigg, North Lincolnshire ...

Prior to that, in 2014, Dame Joan took part in the documentary film Nothing Like A Dame, alongside Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Judi and Dame Maggie Smith, which saw them discuss their careers and lives.