She also won two Oscars for her profound performances in 1969sThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodieand 1978sCalifornia Suite.

Smith shines among the stacked cast, giving a memorable performance that is among the strongest of her career.

Smith’s work in ‘Downton Abbey’ and beyond allows her legacy to stay alive on-screen.

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Smith played Miss Bowers, the assistant and travel companion to Davis Marie Van Schuyler.

Luckily, Smith was far from lesser.

In fact,she is the key to all of her scenes with Davis.

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The two spent most of their screen time bickering about each others actions.

While her aristocratic humor is great,its Smiths character who sells the characters completely.

This place is beginning to resemble a mortuary."

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She is a remarkable stand-out when it comes to the physical comedy of the role.

As Lansbury said, “It was like a four bed cabin.”

As the investigation unfolds, Poirot navigates through a tangled web of jealousy, greed, and deception.

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A suspenseful and exotic whodunit featuring the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot as he solves a murder mystery on the Nile River. While vacationing aboard a luxurious cruise ship, Poirot is called to investigate the death of the affluent Linnet Ridgeway, who had numerous enemies among her fellow passengers. As the investigation unfolds, Poirot navigates through a tangled web of jealousy, greed, and deception.

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