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From Professor McGonagall to Violet Crawley, these are the iconic roles Maggie Smith will be remembered for

Maggie Smith's beloved characters have transcended generations. The English actor worked in film, theater and television from the early 1950s until last year. She was one of the few actresses to win the Triple Crown of Acting – an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony in the acting categories. She won two Oscars, four Emmys […]

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September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

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Maggie Smith's role in Downton Abbey changed her life. What the late actress said about the rise of her fame in her 70s.

Dame Maggie Smith, the British film and stage actress, best known for her roles in film Harry Potter Franchises and so on Downton Abbeydied on September 27th at the age of 89. In a storied career that began at the Oxford Playhouse at the age of 17, the late actress won two Oscars, a Tony […]

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September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

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Her acerbic wit improved with age

“She always looks so extreme,” a fellow teacher remarks about Maggie Smith’s characteristic rigidity in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969), putting the finger on the snooty, nose-high audience members that the audience more than half cares about Century delighted for an hour. Jean Brodie, a shrill and tragically short-sighted teacher at a school […]

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September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

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“Harry Potter,” “Sister Act” and more

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 24: Dame Maggie Smith attends the 65th Evening Standard Theater Awards … (+) London Coliseum on November 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) WireImage The entertainment world is mourning the loss of legendary actress Maggie Smith, who died Friday at age 89. A veteran of both stage and […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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The last picture of Dame Maggie Smith before her death was for a Loewe fashion campaign

Dame Maggie Smith's final photo shoot before her death was iconic. The acclaimed actress appeared in the October 2023 issue of Vogue and posed for luxury fashion brand Loewe. Smith, who died on Friday at the age of 89, was photographed looking reservedly at the camera while wearing a huge fluffy coat and holding a […]

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September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe reacts to the death of Maggie Smith

The Boy Who Lived speaks out. Daniel Radcliffe has paid tribute to his “Harry Potter” co-star Maggie Smith, who died on Friday at the age of 89. In a statement to The Post, Radcliffe, 35, said: “When I first met Maggie Smith I was 9 years old and we were reading through scenes for 'David […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89

Photo: Mike Marsland/Wire Image/Getty Images Dame Maggie Smith, known for her work in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter died at the age of 89. According to the BBC, Smith's sons, actors Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, announced the news in a statement to the media on Friday morning. A cause of death has not […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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Watch Maggie Smith's best performance in Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

To be a master of sass – sharp-tongued as a dagger – and perhaps one of the warmest presences most of us can remember seeing on screen: that is Maggie Smith's unique gift. The impressive, accomplished actress died in London on Friday at the age of 89. Her acting career started at the age of […]

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September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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“Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey” actor was 89 years old

British stage and screen actress Maggie Smith, the star of “Downton Abbey” and “Harry Potter” who won two Oscars, three Emmys and countless stage awards, died on Friday in London. She was 89. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith,” her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024