In this adaptation of Shakespeareâ s tragedy, Dame Maggie Smith takes on the role of Desdemona, the innocent and tragic wife of Laurence Olivierâ s Othello. The film remains faithful to ...

I first became aware of Maggie Smith when I saw Laurence Olivier’s film of his stage production of Othello which he did with Maggie Smith as Desdemona. Some criticized Olivier’s performance as ...

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89 ... and films from Shakespeare's "Othello" to the animated "Gnomeo & Juliet." Here is a list of Smith's films. “Nowhere to Go,” 1958 ...

Dame Maggie Smith was one of Britain's best-loved and ... One of Dame Maggie’s most iconic early roles was as Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello. Sir Laurence Olivier, who was playing the ...

Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and ...

(AP Photo/Bob Dear, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right is introduced to Maggie Smith by Laurence Olivier, center, during the charity premiere for the film Othello, at the Odeon ...

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89 ... and films from Shakespeare's "Othello" to the animated "Gnomeo & Juliet." ...

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful ... and cast her as his co-star in a 1965 film adaptation of “Othello.” Smith said two directors, Ingmar Bergman and William Gaskill, both in ...