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Maggie Smith, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actor known for her roles in "Downton Abbey," the "Harry Potter" film franchise and "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," has died at 89. In a statement ...
Maggie Smith has never seen an episode of 'Downton Abbey' Olivier had also recruited charismatic young actor Robert Stephens, with whom Smith immediately fell in love. The star couple’s onstage ...
Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith has died in hospital aged 89. The British star, known for prominent roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, as well as her Academy Award-winning ...
Smith had five grandchildren. [142] [143] [144] In January 1988, Smith was diagnosed with Graves' disease, for which she underwent radiotherapy and optical surgery. [145] In 2007 The Sunday Telegraph disclosed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2009 she was reported to have made a full recovery.
She took Maggie as her stage name because another Margaret Smith was active in the theater. In 1952, at 17 years old, Smith launched her illustrious career as Viola in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
Beloved actor Maggie Smith has sadly passed away at the age of 89, with the news confirmed Friday, September 27 in a statement shared with the press by her two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens.
Smith received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work in Suddenly, Last Summer (1992), David Copperfield (1999) and Capturing Mary (2010). Smith won for My House in Umbria (2003). Smith gained international acclaim for her performance in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) as the Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.
Several stars of the "Harry Potter" films have died, including Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, and most recently, Maggie Smith, who played McGonagall. ... Coltrane had been ill for two years prior ...