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Last Updated: Thursday October 31 2002 14:12 GMT

Maggie Smith (McGonagall)

Maggie Smith plays Professor McGonagall
Name: Maggie Smith
Birthday: 28 December 1934
Starsign: Capricorn
From: Essex
Family: A widow, Maggie has two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens.

Showbiz CV: Maggie is hugely famous for her work on stage and screen.

Her career dates back to 1952 when she first walked the boards with the Oxford University Drama Society, but most recently you will know her for her excellent performance in the Potter films and also Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

In 1990, she became Dame Maggie when she received a DBS.



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