Incredible Pictures of Old Celebrities and Their Younger Selves

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith had been acting since the 1950s, but she never really left the stage until she got a bit older. Her first role was in the movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which landed her an Academy Award. She was later cast as Violet Crawley from Downtown Abbey, and Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter series.

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