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 ...

“Well,” I said, “it was Desdemona’s evening.” And so it was, in the hands of the young Maggie Smith. Of course, by the time ...

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 ...

Throughout her seven-decade career, Dame Maggie Smith won hundreds of accolades. She was nominated for six Oscars in total, ...

Dame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and ... Getty Images In 1963, Laurence Olivier offered her the part of Desdemona opposite his Othello, at the National Theatre.

Dame Maggie's 1967 portrayal of the playful ... for the screen at the famous Shepperton Studios in which Smith impressed as Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier in the title role.