The late Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Judi Dench (McGonagall and M as most audience may know them these days) are some of the most influential artists of their generation and have had an impact of the performers, writers and directors they work with and inspire the future artists of tomorrow. Take look at their histories, shocking similarities and key differences in the choices they've made in their careers. This video was made Southern Oregon based writer, director, editor, and Tongal creator, Ross Williams. Ross has contributed to many Tongal projects over the years, his personal favorite was editing recap videos for Temptation Island and The Biggest Loser, check those out on the USA Network channel:    / usanetwork   He runs a small video production company in Ashland, Oregon creating videos for companies large and small. For more info visit: https://www.xrats.net - OR - @xrats He's a filmmaker and Youtube creator, making short films, documentaries, music videos and video essays:    / xrats   This video was created as part of Tongal’s YouTube Original Videos Project.———————————— #MadeOnTongal About Tongal: Tongal is the ultimate platform for content creation, used by studios, brands and talent all over the world. https://youtu.be/detAlTL9sbM?si=zXYOucMxqpDgfJ1n?

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In conversation with Maggie Smith: "I led a perfectly normal life until Downton Abbey" | BFI

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Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in ITV's costume drama, talks to Mark Lawson about why her character should be killed off, forgetting which film she's shooting on and why she was considered "too common" to appear in plays at school. This event, which was called Dame Maggie Smith in Conversation, was held as part of the BFI + Radio Times TV festival, which took place in April.