Maggie Smith A Biography

''Coveney is the only writer who could get under Smith''s skin, capturing her steeliness and vulnerability'' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY From her days as a star of West End comedy and revue, Dame Maggie''s path has led to international renown and numerous accolades including two Academy Awards. Recently she has been as prominent on our screens as ever, with high-profile roles as the formidable Dowager Countess of Grantham in DOWNTON ABBEY , as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the HARRY POTTER movie franchise and as the eccentric Miss Shepherd in the film version of THE LADY IN THE VAN by Alan Bennett. Paradoxically she remains an enigmatic figure, rarely appearing in public and carefully guarding her considerable talent. Drawing on personal archives, interviews and encounters with the actress, as well as conversations with immediate family and dear friends, Michael Coveney''s biography is a captivating portrait of the real Maggie Smith.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Coveney
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.09.2016
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet
• EAN: 9781474600941
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-0094-1
• Pages: 368
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 19.9 x 2.2 cm
• Series: Weidenfeld and Nicholson
• Subjects: Harry Potter, Roger Moore, Downton Abbey, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Films, cinema, Julian Fellowes, Theatre Studies, Theatre: individual actors & directors, Helen Mirren, Laurence Olivier, The best exotic marigold hotel, Alan Bennett, Biography: arts and entertainment, Individual actors and performers, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, British Theatre, kenneth williams, The National Theatre, gifts for women, celebrity biography, the prime of miss jean brodie, the lady in the van, Mary Berry, sue johnston, paul o'grady, actress biography, toby stephens, Nothing Like A Dame, michael billington, downton abbey official, maggy smith, michael gambon, maggie smith memoir, maggie smith autobiography, dowager countess, downton abbey behind the scenes, anthony sher, Maggie Smith death