Maggie Smith Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career on stage, film, and television, spanning over 66 years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films, and is one of Britain's most recognizable actresses. A prominent figure in British culture for six decades, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990 for services to the performing arts, and received the Companion of Honour from the Queen in 2014 for services to drama. Smith began her career on stage as a student, performing at the Oxford Playhouse
Poetry Archive children's poetry, with a separate website being developed www.childrenspoetryarchive.org dedicated solely to presenting children's poetry, with work by poets such as Roald Dahl, Spike Milligan and Michael Rosen. The website also now features collections of classic poetry being read by contemporary poets and some famous voices, including Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Judi Dench and Alan Rickman. The archive also includes extensive material for teachers and students, including glossaries, biographies and lesson plans that integrated as a school resource. In 2012, independent activist Phantom Bill Stickers pasted poems up in public spaces in New Zealand cities, featuring bar codes that could