Did Maggie Smith play McGonagall?

Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011).

Is Professor McGonagall good or bad?

Maggie Smith’s Professor McGonagall was always on the right side. In some ways, she was the perfect Hogwarts teacher. Minerva McGonagall is one of the most important professors at the school, and she’s also instrumental in helping Dumbledore and others fight against Voldemort.

Does Maggie Smith like Harry Potter?

Dame Maggie Smith has said her work in the Harry Potter films and on Downton Abbey “wasn’t what you’d call satisfying”. She added: “I am deeply grateful for the work in Potter and indeed Downton, but it wasn’t what you’d call satisfying. I didn’t really feel I was acting in those things.”

How old would Professor McGonagall be today?

In Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, we learn that Professor McGonagall’s former boss at the Ministry proposed to her shortly after the first defeat of Voldemort in 1981. If Professor McGonagall was born in 1935, this would make her 46 years old at the time.

What was Maggie Smith’s favorite role?

To many people, especially fantasy fans, she’s best-known for her role as the firm-but-fair Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series. However, Maggie Smith has played a wide range of different roles, and the critical aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has ranked these 10 as her best.

Is lady in the van a true story?

The film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins. She “temporarily” parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. It is a tale that is funny, poignant and life-affirming.

How old is Violet Crawley?

Dame Maggie Smith was 75 when the show began and her character was 70. Although Dowager Countess Violet Crawley is now 82 she has not visibly aged.