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I'd done Gosford Park, a film that Julian Fellowes had written that Robert Altman directed.

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Maggie Smith
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: December 28
Actress
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Ilford
London
Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
Margaret Natalie Smith
Dame Maggie Natalie Smith
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