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Margaret Mary Fairchild (4 January 1911 – 28 April 1989), also known as Mary Teresa Sheppard, Miss Shepherd and M T Sheppard, [1] was a British homeless woman. Her life was depicted in the 2015 film The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett in which she was played by Dame Maggie Smith.
Donald Clarke, of The Irish Times, awarded the film three out of five stars. He said Smith's role is "indecently appropriate", while de la Tour's is "fabulous", and Allam's is "equally as good" as the latter's. The "problem" with the film is "that, like Miss Shepherd’s van, the story rarely" moves on.
Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. Mingott in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993), and achieved international prominence with her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011).
Sep 27, 2024 · In the 2015 film, she starred as Miss Shepherd, who lived in a battered van in playwright Alan Bennett's driveway for 15 years.
Maggie Smith has also been nominated for an Oscar six times and won twice, for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and California Suite (1978). Smith later appeared in the very successful 'Harry Potter' franchise as the formidable Professor McGonagall as well as in Julian Fellowes ' ITV drama series, Downton Abbey (2010) (2010-2011) as the ...
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- September 27, 2024
Dec 24, 2016 · Bennett and Hytner agreed there was only one person who could play Miss Shepherd, and that was Maggie Smith. Sixteen years later this is still the case.
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