Following a prolific acting career that spanned more than seven decades, Maggie Smith passed away Sept. 27 at 89.

and Maggie Smith was striking as the doomed Desdemona, unjustly accused of infidelity and murdered for it. She admitted that “Shakespeare wasn’t her thing” despite a great performance.

Now, one of Dame Maggie Smith’s earliest Shakespearean performances ... by the BBC and British Council with partners The RSC, Shakespeare's Globe, BFI, Royal Opera House and Hay Festival.

Dame Maggie Smith was one of Britain's best-loved and ... One of Dame Maggie’s most iconic early roles was as Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello. Sir Laurence Olivier, who was playing the ...

British acting icons Judi Dench and Maggie Smith first met at a theater in ... she performed soliloquies from Shakespeare and did a funny impression of a seagull. Freelance Reporter mauriciofca@ ...

By the time Dame Maggie Smith left the stage yesterday ... She played the leading roles in Shaw, Ibsen, Stoppard and Shakespeare on stage and screen, including Desdemona to Sir Laurence Oliver ...

Dame Maggie Smith was a highly versatile actress whose repertoire ranged from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. She won her first Oscar for The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie in 1969 and went ...

with her protuberant eyes and wry tone — Dame Maggie Smith was a national treasure for her native Britain. In her variety of roles over the years, from Shakespeare and Agatha Christie to ...

Comedian Jim Gaffigan spoke at the Al Smith charity dinner on Thursday and, as tradition dictates, he roasted both major candidates in the upcoming election. For Donald Trump, Gaffigan got some groans ...