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Dame Maggie Smith, the renowned ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actress, has passed away
‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actress Maggie Smith has passed away at 89 years old, surrounded by her family and loved ones.
Terrible news for the film and television industry. Maggie Smith, the legendary face of ‘Downton Abbey’ and one of the most beloved faces of ‘Harry Potter’ has passed died at the age of 89 on September 27, 2024. Her death has been confirmed by Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, her sons, in an official statement.
“It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith,” begins the announcement. “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother”
Maggie Smith, an experienced veteran in the service of film and television
Maggie Smith’s career is so extensive that we would have to write dozens of paragraphs to review her work. She began in 1955 in a small role in the BBC series ‘Sunday-Night Theatre’. Her passion for the television format accompanied her for much of her career, with roles in projects such as ‘All for Love’ (1983), ‘Talking Heads’ (1988) and ‘David Copperfield’ (1999). During the mid and late 20th century she also had an important role in cinema, as Miss Bowers in ‘Death on the Nile’ (1978) and Mrs. Medlock in ‘The Secret Garden’ (1993).
But it wasn’t until the jump to the new millennium that she managed to captivate half the world. Many young people grew up watching her play Professor McGonagall in the adaptation of ‘Harry Potter’ on the big screen. The parents, on the other hand, knew her as Violter Crawley, the eternal Countess of Grantham in the series ‘Downton Abbey’ (2010-2015). Rest in peace.
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