Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and ...

She starred opposite Olivier as Desdemona in Othello and Hilde Wangel in Ibsen's The Master Builder. Dame Maggie counted Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright as friends but found the acting great ...

Director of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Othello, Best Director (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Les Miserables, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Les Misérables, Best Direction of ...

One of Dame Maggie’s most iconic early roles was as Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello. Sir Laurence Olivier, who was playing the title role, offered her the part at the National Theatre in 1963.

Oh, not really David. I wish you wouldn't say things like that. And she was testimonial to Olivier's othello. Good. My Lord. If I have any grace or power to move you his present reconciliation ...

The talent was massive and enduring, an elastic magic streak that stretched back to a legendary “Othello” with Laurence Olivier and all the way forward to the crusty but lovable curmudgeon of ...