Beloved British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her iconic roles in 'Downton Abbey,' 'Harry Potter,' and 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,' has passed away at the age of 90.
Her sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, released a statement through publicist Clair Dobbs announcing that Smith died on Friday morning in a London hospital. “She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother,” they said. Born in Essex in 1934, Smith began her career onstage in London before making her Broadway debut in New Faces of ’56.
She transitioned from the stage to television and film, winning a lead-actress Oscar in 1970 for starring in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She’d follow that Academy Award win with a best-supporting-actress Oscar victory in 1979, winning for her performance in California Suite. Smith made her immense presence felt to a younger generation as transfiguration professor Minerva McGonagall in seven Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011.
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