
A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across film and TV spanning almost 70 years. Smith, who died in September of this year, had gained a new level of popularity playing the razor-tongued Lady Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, but for all her success, remained a very private person who had little time for the trappings that came with fame. The film tells the story of a girl born in pre-war Essex who, against the odds, took Broadway and the West End by storm before eventually becoming one of the world's most popular and respected performers.
Cast

Maggie Smith
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Derek Jacobi
Self

Jessica Brown Findlay
Self

Julian Fellowes
Self

Zoë Wanamaker
Self

Michael Palin
Self
Adam James Phillips
Self
Magi Vaughan
Self

Simon Callow
Self

Robert Stephens
Self (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier
Self (archive footage)

Hugh Bonneville
Robert Crawley (archive footage)

Shirley MacLaine
Martha Levinson (archive footage)

Toby Stephens
Self (archive footage)

Julie Andrews
Self (archive footage)
Crew
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