In the Harry Potter film series, Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall with such grace and authority. As Deputy ...

Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her ...

Oscar, Emmy and Tony winning actress Maggie Smith, who played everything from ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the dowager countess in Downton Abbey, has died at 89.

Dame Maggie Smith, the British legend of the stage and screen who enjoyed a seven-decade career in show business, died on Friday. She was 89. Her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said in a state… ...

Dame Maggie Smith, best known for “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey,” died at 89 on Friday. Her sons, actors Toby Stephens, 55, and Chris Larkin, 57, announced the news that same day.

Maggie Smith won her first Oscar for playing the toxic, delusional, and riveting Jean Brodie, a Mussolini-loving Scottish teacher in her self-professed prime, who casts a spell on her “little ...

Actress Maggie Smith died "peacefully" Sept. 27, and Hollywood did not hesitate with tributes. Daniel Radcliffe, Smith's "Harry Potter" co-star, issued a statement honoring the star, who portrayed ...

Critic’s Appreciation: Maggie Smith, Mistress of Scintillating Wit and Withering Disdain While the veteran British stage and screen actress became best known for her long-running roles in Harry ...

“Having Maggie Smith be there, and being able to fall apart and having her say, ‘Listen, my friend. We’ll get you through this. We’ll get you through this.

Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, during filming of Season 3 of the hit period drama “Downton Abbey.” Here’s a look back at the British actress’ lengthy career.