Nov 11, 2014 · A bright red blanket covered her lap as she was manoeuvred into the back of an ambulance in a wheel chair. Her appearance was enough to send a shiver down Violet Crawley's spine. Rugged: Maggie...

Nov 11, 2014 · The actress sat in a wheelchair with a red blanket covering her legs to keep her warm as she waited to be taken onto an ambulance. The Oscar winning actress was shooting a dramatic scene on the...

Dec 4, 2015 · That actress is Maggie Smith, who, as a sick, old, cantankerous neighborhood vagabond named Miss Shepherd, rides an ambulance wheelchair lift like a queen on her motorized throne, her bright...

Nov 11, 2014 · With her scruffy grey locks worn down around her face, the 79-year-old is given a blanket to keep warm before being taken away by ambulance. Her role sees her live in several dilapidated vans,...

Dec 24, 2016 · In the film of The Lady in the Van, Smith inhabits Miss Shep­herd so entirely that there is no gap in perception. It is not a glamorous role – she is devoid of make-up, with stained clothing,...

Maggie Smith was going through treatment for breast cancer during filming. She made a full recovery (because she’s a boss-ass bitch), but that’s why she was in a wheelchair between takes.

Jan 7, 2016 · Hence the scene in question: The vagabond Miss Shepherd, the lady of the title, played by the venerable Maggie Smith, careening delightedly down a residential London street in a runaway...

Dec 4, 2015 · When she allows herself to let go – when, for example, she blissfully careens down a hill in her wheelchair as if she were riding a magic carpet – we can see how avidly this woman wants to...

Oct 7, 2024 · I was feeling very guilty because Maggie Smith, in her late 70s then, was sitting in her wheelchair -- of course, in a shaded area -- but it was still hot as hell and she was giving me this...

Sep 27, 2024 · According to the Express, Maggie said the condition, which came after a cycling incident that broke her arm, left her feeling like she'd been in a 'fog of despair'. She received radiotherapy...