The actor and comedian will be the first woman to receive the prestigious award since 1969.
Actor and comedian Elaine C Smith will be awarded the Freedom of Glasgow as part of the city's 850th birthday celebrations next year, the council has confirmed.
She will be the first woman to receive the honour since Dame Anna Maxwell Macdonald in 1969. She gave Pollok House and its art collection to the city three years earlier.Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren, who is set to present the award to Smith in 2025, said: “I’m delighted Elaine C Smith intends to accept Glasgow’s highest honour — the freedom of the city.
Smith has won a BAFTA Scotland award for her role as Christine in Two Doors Down and a Royal Television Society Award for series Burds Eye View.In addition to her screen roles, she has also been a regular performer on stage, with roles in The Steamie, Calendar Girls and a recent turn as the Child Catcher in the national tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
She also raised £10,000 for local foodbanks through free stand-up shows in Barlanark, Pollok, Knightswood and Castlemilk.
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