Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89

[babylonsister]

Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89
In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall
Andrew Pulver
Fri 27 Sep 2024 09.17 EDT

Maggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor whose work ranged from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to Harry Potter to Downton Abbey, has died aged 89.

The news was confirmed by her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens in a statement. They said: “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.

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/27/maggie-smith-oscar-winning-star-of-stage-and-screen-dies-aged-89

[SheilaAnn]

1. I was such a fan of hers, I see her in all of those parts from the UK especially. Oh my, how she will be missed. n/t

[a kennedy]

2. She was one hell of an actor........

[yardwork]

3. Oh! She was amazing.

[MLAA]

4. My absolute favorite. Such talent.

“What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together? Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of our time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom…”

[Raven123]

5. Oh no. Great actress!

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Beschloss tribute

Michael Beschloss
Maggie Smith (1934-2024):

9:22 AM · Sep 27, 2024

Link to tweet

[SheltieLover]

7. R.I.P.

[Solly Mack]

8. ...

[tanyev]

9. How had I never heard that Toby Stephens was Maggie Smith's son?

Looking at pictures of them together, it seems pretty obvious.

Rest in peace, Dame Maggie.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. His father, Robert Stephens, played opposite Maggie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

for which she won her first Oscar - they were married at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stephens

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. LOVED her in DOWNTON ABBEY

As the Dowager Countess of Grantham, Lady Violet Crawley.

R.I.P. Dame Maggie Smith.

[redwitch]

11. She was wonderful.

RIP

[ShazzieB]

13. I love Maggie Smith!

She was an amazing actor with a very wide range, but one of her roles will always be extra special to me...



Minerva McGonagall!

[UTUSN]

14. Won't make us feel better, but some other kind of better

[canetoad]

15. If you get the chance to watch

The Lady in the Van, it's well worth it.

The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_in_the_Van

[oasis]

16. "Miss Jean Brodie" performance was very special.