Editing Maggie Smith (section)

===2000–2009: ''Harry Potter'' and other roles===
From 2001 to 2011, Smith played Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]]. Smith and [[Robbie Coltrane]], who played [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], had been requested for the film by author [[J. K. Rowling]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Hugh |title=Author's favourites are chosen for Potter film |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1352721/Authors-favourites-are-chosen-for-Potter-film.html |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=14 August 2000}}</ref> Smith reunited with Radcliffe, who played the titular role of [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]]. Smith appeared in seven of the eight films.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/08/13/harry-potter-movies-ranked-box-office-jk-rowling-emma-watson-daniel-radcliffe/?sh=5bb89ce352da|title= Every 'Harry Potter' Movie Ranked By Worldwide Box Office|website= Forbes|access-date= 3 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/harry-potter-movies-box-office-profit-explained/|title= How Much Of A Profit The Harry Potter Movies Made At The Box Office|website= ScreenRant|date= 28 June 2023|access-date= 3 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2016 while promoting ''The Lady in the Van'', Smith shared her experiences working on the ''Harry Potter'' films and working with [[Alan Rickman]]. "He [Rickman] was such a terrific actor, and that was such a terrific character that he played, and it was a joy to be with him. We used to laugh together because we ran out of reaction shots. They were always – when everything had been done and the children were finished, they would turn the camera around and we'd have to do various reaction shots of amazement or sadness and things. And we used to say we'd got to about number 200-and-something and we'd run out of knowing what to do when the camera came around on us. But he was a joy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/02/23/467802382/maggie-smith-on-the-pressures-of-acting-you-want-so-much-to-get-it-right|title= Maggie Smith on the Pressures of Acting: 'You Want So Much To Get It Right'|website= [[NPR]]|date=23 February 2016|access-date= 26 October 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Dame Maggie Smith-cropped (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Smith, in [[Kensington Gardens]], filming ''[[Capturing Mary]]'' (2007)]]
In 2001, Smith appeared in the British ensemble murder mystery ''[[Gosford Park]]'', which was directed by [[Robert Altman]]. The film's cast included [[Michael Gambon]], [[Helen Mirren]], Kristin Scott Thomas, [[Eileen Atkins]], [[Emily Watson]], [[Charles Dance]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Derek Jacobi]] and [[Stephen Fry]]. Her portrayal as the haughty Constance, Countess of Trentham earned Smith her sixth Academy Award nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] alongside Mirren. The film premiered at the 2001 [[London Film Festival]], where it received critical acclaim from critics, including [[Roger Ebert]], who awarded it his highest rating of four stars, describing the story as "such a joyous and audacious achievement, it deserves comparison with his [Robert Altman's] very best movies."<ref name="ebert">{{cite web |last= Ebert |first= Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/educating-rita-1983 | title= Educating Rita | date= 28 October 1983 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | access-date= 21 May 2011 }}</ref>

In 2002 she starred in the film ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' alongside [[Sandra Bullock]] and [[Ellen Burstyn]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/maggie-smith-in-divine-secrets-of-the-ya-ya-sisterhood-14953/|title= Maggie Smith in "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"|magazine= Rolling Stone|date= 4 June 2002|access-date= 3 June 2024}}</ref> That same year, Smith reunited with Dame Judi Dench for [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]'s stage play ''[[The Breath of Life (play)|The Breath of Life]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2002/oct/16/theatre.artsfeatures3|title= The Breath of Life|website= The Guardian|date= 16 October 2002|access-date= 3 June 2024|last1= Billington|first1= Michael}}</ref> In 2003, Smith received her first [[Primetime Emmy Award]] in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie|Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]] category for her role as Mrs. Emily Delahunty in the [[HBO]] television film ''[[My House in Umbria]]''. She also received her 8th Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the television film.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/shows/my-house-umbria|title= My House in Umbria – Emmy Awards Nominations, and Wins|website= Emmy Awards|access-date= 3 June 2024}}</ref> She also acted with Judi Dench in the film ''[[Ladies in Lavender]]'' (2004) directed by [[Charles Dance]].{{CN|date=February 2025}} She toured Australia in [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[Talking Heads (British TV series)|Talking Heads]]'' in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p8lht|title= Bed Among the Lentils|website= [[BBC News]]|access-date= 3 June 2024}}</ref> In 2005, she starred as Grace Hawkins alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]] and Kristin Scott Thomas in the black comedy ''[[Keeping Mum]]''. Smith also appeared in the British costume drama ''[[Becoming Jane]]'' (2007), a film that depicts the early life of [[Jane Austen]], played by [[Anne Hathaway]].{{CN|date=February 2025}}

In 2007 she starred in a revival of [[Edward Albee]]'s stage play ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]'' which ran at the [[Theatre Royal Haymarket]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name="Variety,DBenedict2007">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/legit/reviews/the-lady-from-dubuque-1200509537/ |title= The Lady from Dubuque|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=David|last=Benedict|date= 21 March 2007|access-date= 26 October 2020}}</ref> David Benedict of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' criticised the production but praised Smith, writing, "The exception is Maggie Smith, who arrives in the last minute of the first act and then dominates the second. Yet even the magnetically watchable Smith cannot save the evening as a whole."<ref name="Variety,DBenedict2007" /> In 2007 she also starred in another HBO television film, ''[[Capturing Mary]]'' alongside [[Ruth Wilson]] for which she was nominated for her fourth Primetime Emmy Award.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/shows/capturing-mary|title= Capturing Mary – Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins|website= Television Academy|access-date= 3 June 2024}}</ref> She appeared in [[Julian Fellowes]]'s fantasy drama film ''[[From Time to Time (film)|From Time to Time]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |date=19 October 2009 |title=From Time to Time |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/from-time-to-time-1200476798/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref> In 2010, she played Mrs. Docherty in period fantasy comedy film ''[[Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang]]'' opposite [[Emma Thompson]].{{CN|date=February 2025}}