“Well,” I said, “it was Desdemona’s evening.” And so it was, in the hands of the young Maggie Smith. Of course, by the time ...

Says Maggie Smith: "My grandmother had said to my mother ... She earned the first of her five Oscar nominations when she played Desdemona to Laurence Olivier's Othello. "It was scary, very scary ...

Dame Maggie Smith was one of Britain's best-loved and ... One of Smith’s most iconic early roles was as Desdemona in ...

Dame Maggie's 1967 portrayal of the playful ... for the screen at the famous Shepperton Studios in which Smith impressed as Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier in the title role.

Dame Maggie Smith's flair for both comedy and tragedy ... Standard best actress award and the attention of Olivier, playing Desdemona to his Othello at the National Theatre and then on the big ...

Maggie Smith as Constance Trentham in Gosford Park ... my first opera and Othello. You were playing Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier and it was extraordinary for me because the performance ...