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It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.

Maggie Smith

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Maggie Smith
Age: 89
Born: 1934
Born: December 28
Actress
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Ilford
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Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
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