Maggie Smith in his youth

British actress Maggie Smith never hid her age. In December 2015, she celebrated her eighty-first birthday. And in her childhood, and in her youth Maggie dreamed of becoming a servant of Melpomene. Her dream came true! She made the first steps on the stage in the school years, and at the age of twenty she managed to conquer Broadway. Today, on her account, dozens of prestigious awards, including the highest in the world cinema - the Oscar.

Youth actresses

Biography Maggie Smith was predetermined in her early childhood. The girl was born in a wealthy British family. Her father worked as a professor at Oxford University, and his mother as a secretary in a large company. Of course, the parents of the future star were not enthusiastic about the daughter's attraction to the theater, but did not prevent it. The girl graduated from the theater school and the faculty of drama in Oxford. Having received the diploma, young Maggie Smith rushed to conquer the stage. It was so in demand that the directors fought for the right to work with Maggie. If the girl participated in the production, then the latter was doomed to success!

On the set, the young actress appeared for the first time in 1958. An episodic role in the film "Nowhere to go" is considered her debut in the cinema. The audience was delighted with the young talent. In 1963, an insignificant role in the film "Very Important Personality" was so bright that Elizabeth Taylor , who played the main character, was in the shadow of Maggie Smith. With a tour of the United States, in which the actress took part in 1972, she returned to the UK as a world-class star. In addition, in the luggage Maggie Smith already had an "Oscar", received for his role in the film "The heyday of Miss Jean Brodie." At a young age she worked with such giants of the film industry as Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson, Robert Stephenson, Wendy Allnat, Malcolm McPhee. Smith was invited to appear in his paintings, John Guillermin, George Cukor, Herbert Ross, Dolph Lundgren. By the way, if you list interesting facts from the life of Maggie Smith, it can be noted that the roles she got mostly of the same type - the actress played strict and stiff ladies. That's why it's called Lady of the British Empire.

And today Maggie Smith is in demand, despite her venerable age. In the early 2000s, she starred as McGonagall in the saga of the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter, and in 2007 appeared on the screen as Lady Gresham, decorating herself with the drama "Jane Austen." Maggie Smith did not stop even the disease. In 2007 she had to undergo a severe test - breast cancer. But with this misfortune she coped with the unshakable power of the spirit!

Personal life

Maggie was not sociable when she was young. She can not tolerate interference in her personal life, stopping any questions of curious journalists on this topic. She married at a fairly mature age - at 35 years old. The wife of a British actress, who by that time was already famous, was Robert Stevens. It is curious that the wedding took place only on the ninth day after the lovers had a son, Christopher. In 1972, Maggie gave birth to her second son, but the marriage did not help. Three years later the couple divorced. Obviously, the reason was the new love of the actress, because in the same 1975 she was the second time to marry her admirer Beverly Cross. It was he who helped her survive the misfortune - heal from the Graves' disease . For a long time, Maggie was depressed, because her face is a tool of actors, and her swollen eyes are not adorned. In a marriage with Beverly she lived a long 24 years.

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Today, Maggie Smith continues to withdraw, writes books, draws pencil pictures and participates in charitable events.