Maggie Smith

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith was an acclaimed veteran way before Harry Potter happened. Her career spans more than 66 years. She was declared a Dame in 1990 for her work in the performing arts by none other than Queen Elizabeth II herself! Many people would know this that in one of the adaptations of David Copperfield, Daniel Radcliffe and Maggie Smith acted together! So they knew each other before acting in Harry Potter. She has won two Oscars till now for her role in the movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite. She is one of the most versatile actresses in the British cinema. Apart from playing different kinds of roles in the industry, she has lent her voice in animated movies also the most recent of which, Sherlock Gnomes was released recently in March.