Maggie Smith tells how Julie Andrews rescued her

Dame Maggie Smith (Ian West/PA)

Dame Maggie Smith says she was “rescued” by Dame Julie Andrews when she found herself close to running out of cash during her debut Broadway run.

The veteran actress, 86, began her career on stage performing at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952 before landing a role in the New Faces Of ’56 review show at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway.