She accepted the award, presented to her by Christopher Plummer, in a ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. In 1996, Smith appeared in the comedy film The First Wives Club alongside Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler. "[52] Greg Ferrara wrote that the film "is one of the best British films of the decade. She won her fifth BAFTA Film Awards, this time for Best Supporting Actress, for the 1999 film Tea with Mussolini,[6] in which she played Lady Hester Random opposite Cher, Joan Plowright and Judi Dench. Smith was singled out for her performance in the film. Dcouvrez tous les films et sries de la filmographie de Maggie Smith. It is as captivating today as it was upon its release and its two central performances by Maggie Smith and Pamela Franklin are both stirring and mesmerizing. In 1991, Smith appeared as Granny Wendy in Steven Spielberg's 1991 hit movie Hook, a fantasy adventure film based on the Peter Pan character. [45][46] The film was released in the United States as Tea with Dames. "[22] On The Graham Norton Show in 2015 Smith admitted that Olivier had slapped Smith across the face during a production of Othello in 1964. [76] In October 2017, Smith was conferred with an honorary fellowship of Mansfield College, Oxford.[77]. De ses dbuts jusqu' ses projets venir. She continued to act in productions at the Oxford Playhouse including, Cinderella (1952), Rookery Nook (1953), Cakes and Ale (1953), and The Government Inspector (1954). Smith started with the company at its inception in 1962 with Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon and continued acting with the company for eight years. Stuart earned an Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress when she was 87 years old. Smith received her sixth BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance as Lois Heidler. [23] The New York Times theatre critic praised Smith's physical comedic skills writing, "Miss Smith's body spins, lurches, misses yards at a time before another foot comes down, ends in a paralysis that will require hypnosis to undo. [31] Variety theatre critic praised Smith's performance, writing, "Its a performance that combines the knowingness of hindsight with the naivety of youth, blas enough to catch you off-guard when the magnitude of events suddenly cuts through". [40], Smith participated in the filmed event National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage (2013) along with many actor of the stage including Michael Gambon and Judi Dench. The film was a financial success making $300 million at the box office. Before her role as Molly Brown in Titanic, Bates had already won an Oscar for her chilling performance in the thriller Misery, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Unfortunately, Paxtons storied Hollywood career ended when died suddenly after suffering a stroke on February 25th 2017. Birth date: January 27, 1850. | Dame Maggie Smith Facts | Mental Floss Golden Globe. The program features a variety of live performances from productions by the Royal National Theatre from the past five decades:[41] The programme features a clip from the 1964 production of Hay Fever by Nol Coward starring Smith and Anthony Nichols which introduces her giving a live monologue from The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar featuring Maggie Smith.