Maggie Smith made a huge contribution to the development of English culture, especially movie industry. Being an owner of Order of the Companions of Honour and Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, she also earned 2 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes, 5 Primetime Emmys, 5 SAG Awards plus 5 BAFTAs.
Date of Birth: December 28, 1934
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Maggie Smith’s career began with stage acting in 1952, when she gained a role in Twelfth Night. In 1956, she made a movie debut in Child in the House and got much critical acclaim in two years for her part in Nowhere to Go. However, Smith is most noted for playing in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, A Private Function, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Othello, The Lady in the Van plus Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. Moreover, Maggie portrayed Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter films and Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey series.
But let’s have a closer look at people, who surround the legendary movie star. Here are some facts about Maggie Smith’s family members.
Maggie Smith parents
Nathaniel Smith (father)
Year of Birth: 1902
Year of Death: 1991 (age 89)
Nathaniel was a medical laboratory technician at Oxford University.
Margaret Hutton-Smith (mother)
Year of Birth: 1896
Year of Death: 1977 (age 81)
Keeping Scottish roots, Margaret was a secretary. She met her future husband Nathaniel on a train from Glasgow to London. After getting married, they became parents of three children. By the way, Margaret didn’t want Maggie to become an actress.
Maggie Smith siblings
Ian Smith (brother born to same parents)
Date of Birth: December 8, 1928
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Ian is one of Maggie’s older twin brothers. He is an architect. Ian got hitched in 1965, but divorced in 1969. Later, he remarried.
Alistair Smith (brother born to same parents)
Date of Birth: December 8, 1928
Date of Death: 1981 (age 53)
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Alistair is Ian’s identical twin brother. He was an architect and ran Norman and Dawbarn, a company dealing with hospital and airport design. He had a wife and a son. In 1981, Alistair passed away after having a heart attack.
Maggie Smith ex-husband
Robert Stephens (former husband)
Duration of Marriage: 1967-1974 (7 years)
Date of Birth: July 14, 1931
Date of Death: November 12, 1995 (age 64)
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Robert was an actor. He espoused Maggie on June 29, 1967, soon after their first son’s birth. Later, they welcomed their second son. Smith was Robert’s third wife as he was previously married to Nora Ann Simmons, a mother of his eldest son, and Tarn Bassett, with whom he shared a daughter. However, in 1974 Robert and Maggie separated. He later married Irish actress Patricia Quinn who was by his side until his death because of complications after liver and kidney transplantation.
Maggie Smith husband
Beverley Cross (former husband)
Duration of Marriage: 1975-1998 (23 years till his death)
Date of Birth: April 13, 1931
Date of Death: March 20, 1998 (age 66)
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Beverley was a playwright and screenwriter He got acquainted with Smith when she was 18 and it was love at first sight. The man even proposed to her but as he was married to Elizabeth Clunies-Ross at that time, Cross asked Maggie to wait. However, the actress became a wife of another man and Beverley also got hitched for the second time, to Gayden Collins. Only after finalizing their divorces, Beverley and Maggie tied the knots on June 23, 1975, and were married till the playwright’s death in 1998 because of a heart disease.
Maggie Smith children
Chris Larkin (son with Robert Stephens)
Date of Birth: June 19, 1967
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Though his real surname is Stephens, Chris uses stage name Larkin in order to distance from his famous parents. He opted for such a pseudonym because he liked poems of Philip Larkin. At the same time, Chris decided to follow in his parents’ footsteps and became an actor. Also, he is a father of 2 kids whom he shares with wife Victoria Steadman.
Toby Stephens (son with Robert Stephens)
Date of Birth: April 21, 1969
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Toby also deals with acting and is famed for a part in Die Another Day (2002). He has been a husband of Anna-Louise Plowman since 2001. They have a son and two daughters.
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