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

    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,…

    Posted on Seren Anwen
    Her acerbic wit improved with age
    Michigan

    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…

    Posted on Caradoc Wyn
    Dame Maggie Smith, venerable British actress, has died aged 89
    New Jersey

    Dame Maggie Smith, venerable British actress, has died aged 89

    Maggie Smith, the venerable British actress whose career on stage, film and television spanned more than 60 years, has died. She was 89. Her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens confirmed she had died in a statement to the Press…

    Posted on Seren Anwen
    “‘Downton Abbey’ cast and creators pay tribute to Maggie Smith”
    New Jersey

    “‘Downton Abbey’ cast and creators pay tribute to Maggie Smith”

    Maggie Smith, who died on Friday at the age of 89, won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, in all six seasons of the British period drama Downton Abbey. She also…

    Posted on Seren Anwen
    Watch Maggie Smith’s best performance in Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
    Tennessee

    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…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey” actor was 89 years old
    Enterprise

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

    British stage and screen actress Maggie Smith, who has two Oscars, three Emmys and countless stage awards to her name, has died. She was 89 years old. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dame Maggie…

    Posted on Idris Bevan

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