From the stage to the screen, here are some of Dame Maggie's most iconic roles
A decorated career spanning more than seven decades on screen and stage saw the Oscar, Bafta, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winnerPlaying the fanatical teacher Jean Brodie, she won a coveted best actress Oscar.
The film, which also starred Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Simon Callow and Denholm Elliott, drew universal acclaim and earned eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture.When she reprised the title role of Lettice Douffet in 1990 as it transferred to Broadway, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Her role in the film, as Constance, Dowager Countess of Trentham, sparked another similar entry on this list several years later.
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