See her incredible life in photos Dame Maggie Smith was born on Dec ... on Broadway in 1956 in New Faces of '56. In 1964, Smith starred as Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello opposite Laurence ...

Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Dame Maggie Smith's career on stage ... LMPC via Getty Following her 1964 performance as Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello opposite Laurence Olivier at ...

In this adaptation of Shakespeareâ s tragedy, Dame Maggie Smith takes on the role of Desdemona, the innocent and tragic wife of Laurence Olivierâ s Othello. The film remains faithful to ...

open image in gallery Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith as the Moor and Desdemona in John Dexter's 1964 ‘Othello’ (Snap/Rex/Shutterstock) She certainly knew there was more to her than Violet ...

As Desdemona in Othello ... perfect timing and the twinkle in her eye endeared her to millions. Dame Maggie Smith, who has died just three months away from her 90th birthday, could turn on ...

Dame Maggie Smith – whose acting career spanned seven ... Smith was once so slender and delicate as Desdemona that Laurence Olivier's Othello could easily smother her with a pillow.

Dame Maggie Smith was one of Britain's best-loved and ... One of Dame Maggie’s most iconic early roles was as Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello. Sir Laurence Olivier, who was playing the ...

Desdemona. Hedda Gabler. Jean Brodie. Professor McGonagall. Violet Crawley. The prime of Dame Maggie Smith seemed never-ending. The talent was massive and enduring, an elastic magic streak that ...

Dame Maggie Smith, the British actress who won Oscars ... BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: She was once so slender and delicate as Desdemona... LAURENCE OLIVIER: (As Othello) Look in my face.

Headlines about the death of Maggie Smith on Friday at age 89 have zeroed ... she did her share of Shakespeare, playing Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier in the 1965 film adaptation of ...