He is a famous actor who goes. Maggie Smith died on September 27 at the age of 89. His death was confirmed by his two sons, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, in a press release sent to British media.
“An intensely private person, he was with friends and family to the end. Leaves two loving sons and five grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of an extraordinary mother and grandmother.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their unwavering care and kindness during his final days. We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”
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A major figure in English theatre, Maggie Smith played every major role in the classical repertoire (from Shakespeare to Wilde) before making her film debut in 1958 in Nowhere to Go, a detective film co-directed by Basil Dearden and Seth Holt.
Commander of the British Empire, Honorary Doctor of the Cause of St. Andrews and the University of London, she is the winner of two Oscars: Best Actress for her portrayal of the iconoclastic professor in Miss Brody’s Fine Years (Ronald). Naim, 1969) and Best Supporting Actress for Herbert Ross’s Hotel California in 1978.
He was also awarded two Golden Globes Hotel California and A Room with a View (James Ivory, 1986), Maggie Smith worked with some of the most prestigious filmmakers. So it was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Wait for the Three Bees, 1967), George Cukor (A Trip with Auntie, 1972) and Steven Spielberg (Hook or The Revenge of Captain Hook, 1991).
An actress as popular as she is demanding, she played Mother Superior in Sister Act 2 before starring opposite Judi Dench alongside Thea Mussolini in 1999.
The Adventures of Harry Potter
The following year, he played one of the most important roles of his career as Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, directed by Chris Columbus. A character he found again the following year for the second installment of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, then for all other episodes in the saga until its conclusion in 2011.
After these forays into the wizarding world, the actress was spotted playing Countess Constance of Trentham in 2002’s Gosford Park by Robert Altman, which earned her her sixth Academy Award nomination.
Maggie Smith subsequently created more modest “So British” projects, with films such as Family Secrets (2005), with Rowan Atkinson and Kristin Scott Thomas, or Jane (2007), about the romance of the novelist Jane Austen, played by the young and promising. Anne Hathaway.
“So British” characters
As the Harry Potter saga draws to a close, he can be heard voicing the animated film Gnomeo and Juliet and another piece of English heritage, Dear Matilda, in the novel adaptation of Nanny MacPhee and The Big Bang. Maggie Smith reprises for this occasion the role of the smiling, intelligent and friendly old lady who has become a recurring character in her career.
In the same outfit we find him in the retirement comedy Indian Palace (2012), again in the midst of a 100% British cast that includes Bill Nye, Tom Wilkinson and his long-time partner. Judi Denchand his royal suite in 2015. At the same time, she plays Grantham Violet Crawley, the sleeping countess in Downton Abbey, for six seasons and two films, released in 2019 and 2022.
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