Dame Maggie Smith faces a personal transformation

she will continue to recover and all the best wishes to her, although I haven't seen her in anything else I loved her in Harry Potter.

Growing up my mom and I did some serious bonding over 'Sister Act' and it's the first film that I can remember seeing Dame Maggie Smith in. Certainly not her most memorable role, but everytime I think of the film, I have all these warm & fuzzy feelings of spending quality time with my mom, so for me, it's my favourite of all her roles.

In my opinion, Dame Maggie Smith is the best actress on the planet.  She's superb.  I first saw her in the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.  She was remarkable, and it's a film (and film role) that, with repeated viewings, has changed its meaning and tenor for me through the years as I have grown older.

I must add that I absolutely fell in love with her lovely and vixenish school "gerrl" co-star Pamela Franklin in Prime.  Both Maggie (dare I call her by her first name?) and Pamela hold a place in my heart.

I love Dame Maggie Smith to pieces.  My favorite role she's ever played was Caro in Devine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood.  IMO, a very underrated film and one of my favorites, but Maggie cracked me up numerous times, oh the timing.  "It's a roofie or a roopie or something. I got it from a caddy at the club. It's supposed to knock her on her ass!"  Haha, my favorite line of the movie.

 

She was a staple in my childhood as Granny Wendy in "Hook" and "Mrs. Medlock" in "The Secret Garden," and even as Mother Superior in the "Sister Act" films.

And as for my young adulthood, there are her roles as Gunilla Garson Goldberg in "First Wives Club," Constance Trentham in "Gosford Park," Caro Eliza Bennett in "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," and Lady Gresham in "Becoming Jane."

I hope her health permits her to continue persuing her passion.

I was so sad to here this news, I really do hope she has the strength and energy to perform on stage again. I had the pleasure of seeing her in Hamlet with Alan Rickman, it was amazing to see her perform just feet away from me.

If she does, I'll b the first in line to buy a ticket!

I've been watching Maggie Smith on screen since I was four!  It's so sad to hear her view on her career, but hopefully she'll continue to fight the illness.  My wishes are with her. 

Favorite Maggie Smith movie of all time = THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE. I LOVE this movie and can watch it over and over again. She's a Scottish teacher who claims to be in her "prime" and can therefore prove to be an inspiration to her "girls". It's not as innocent as it sounds. Sex scandals, affairs, betrayal, and even death. An absolute must see!

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i seriously love this woman! such a trooper geeze

I loved her as Caro. We were talking about her amazingness in my theatre class yesterday. I don't want to live in a world where Dame Maggie isn't acting. I hope she continues to recover and is well soon.

Maggie Smith has been wonderful in so many roles, it's hard to choose.  California Suite, where she played the wife of a gay Michael Caine, was hysterical when they were on screen.  I saw her onstage a few years ago and she was fabulous.

I'm looking forward to seeing Cate Blanchett in Streetcar Named Desire next week; she may well turn out to be the Maggie Smith of her generation.

Here's to the great actresses in our lives! 

 

I respect her so much and love to see that we have such stong women in this world. For sure, best wishes in her recovery.

She's a wonderful actress, I remember reading a while ago on Mugglenet about her struggle with breast cancer. I hope she is well :)

My favorite role of hers is Caro in Ya Ya Sisterhood, but I've seen her in so many films, some of which I forget she's a part of until I rewatch them years later. She's definitely my favorite actress of her generation and I was so thrilled when she took on the role of Minerva McGonagall because I love that character so much.

I hope she continues to get better and I think we're so lucky she has so much pluck and spirit so we can continue to see her in whatever projects she chooses to do.

have a new found respect for her to  continue working on the Harry Potter films while sick. I can only imagine how hard that must've been. I respected her before, but now it's just over the top! Here's to a speedy recovery Dame Maggie Smith, and hoping that you will be able to return to what you love.

Miss Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ("My gels are the creme de la creme.") and the music hall singer in Oh! What A Lovely War  (both 1969, strangely) are my favourites, though I have adored her in everything I have ever seen her in.

Cancer's a horrible, horrible disease.  I'm astonished she managed to do anything during chemo, but I'm glad she's pulled through.  

I do find myself wondering what would happen if all the women in the Anglophone acting industry who did not buy unto the idea that the only woman of worth is 18-25 and thin with bolted on false breasts all said a massive "up yours" to the studios and set up an independent collective making films with real roles for women.  We take these women for granted on stage, film and tv at our peril.  If they just said, "sod this for a game of soldiers, we're not playing unless you change the rules", what the hell would happen?  I think the industry would grind to a halt.

/rant

I ADORE Maggie Smith, I don't know what it is about her but ever since I was little and saw The Secret Garden I've just been amazed with her.  If she really loves what she does she'll keep acting, I can't see film nots being made where Maggie Smith couldn't contribute greatly.

I wish her the best and hope for a speedy recovery what an amazing woman and tremendously talented actress.

A class act :)