British actress Maggie Smith is dead. According to her spokesman, she died at the age of 89. She ended up being with friends and family and died in a London hospital, her sons said in a statement, quoted by the British news agency PA. Smith had been in front of the camera well into old age, including as Violet Crawley in the TV series Downton Abbey and as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter-Film.
Over the course of her career, Smith won several awards. These included two Oscars from the US Film Academy. In 1969, the actress won an Oscar for Best Female Lead for her role in the drama The best years of Miss Jean Brodie Smith also won at the British film awards. She received a supporting role Oscar for her performance in the film The crazy California hotel 1978.
Maggie Smith was born in Ilford near London in 1934. She was on the theater stage early on. Over the course of her life she played numerous roles on stage and in front of the camera. After being honored by the British royal family, she was given the title of “Dame” and is considered one of the most outstanding British actresses of her generation.
British actress Maggie Smith is dead. According to her spokesman, she died at the age of 89. She ended up being with friends and family and died in a London hospital, her sons said in a statement, quoted by the British news agency PA. Smith had been in front of the camera well into old age, including as Violet Crawley in the TV series Downton Abbey and as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter-Film.
Over the course of her career, Smith won several awards. These included two Oscars from the US Film Academy. In 1969, the actress won an Oscar for Best Female Lead for her role in the drama The best years of Miss Jean Brodie Smith also won at the British film awards. She received a supporting role Oscar for her performance in the film The crazy California hotel 1978.