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Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class.
Maggie Smith
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Maggie Smith
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: December 28
Actress
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Stage Actor
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Ilford
London
Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
Margaret Natalie Smith
Dame Maggie Natalie Smith
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