Maggie Smith dies at 89
Maggie Smith she was one of those British actresses with a more than impressive career. A face made legendary by his presence in numerous cult films and successful series. For many she is the teacher Minerva McGonagall in the saga Harry Potter (2001-2011) who just left this September 27, 2024 at 89 years old. For others she will remain the countess Enter Violet Crawley Downton Abbey. A role he had held both on television (2010-2015) and in cinema, with two films released in 2019 and 2022.
This is in a statement provided to the BBC (via Variety) that the news of the actress’s death spread. His sons, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, said:
It is with great sadness that we must announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27 September. He was a very private person, he was with his friends and family at the end of his life. She leaves behind two loving children and five grandchildren devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.
A great career before the Harry Potter saga
Maggie Smith’s career took her to the theater in the 1950s, particularly the works of Shakespeare. It was especially in the 1960s that the actress distinguished herself in cinema alongside renowned directors. Joseph L. Mankiewicz he directed it in 1967 for Bee-eater for three beesbefore George Cukor (Travel with my aunt in 1972) or Alan J. Pakula (Love and pain and the whole damn thing in 1973) do the same. He was also part of the beautiful cast of Death on the Nile (1978)adaptation by Agatha Christie starring the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
However, Maggie Smith’s fame among the general public appeared later, often in supporting roles in works of the 90s anchored in popular culture. He interpreted it like this Wendy, grandmother In Hook or Captain Hook’s Revenge (1991) by Steven Spielberg, before being the Mother Superior of Sister Act (1992) and its sequel (1993). After that, the saga Harry Potter made him even more iconic. From 2001 to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneshe became Minerva McGonagall, the caring Hogwarts professor featured in six other films.
The importance of Downton Abbey and the main awards
His presence in these feature films remains secondary, but it strikes the audience. However, it was on the small screen that Maggie Smith had her other cult role Downton Abbey. Between 2010 and 2015 the actress appeared in 52 episodes of the British series as the Dowager Countess of Grantham, Lady Violet Crawley. A role that earned him two consecutive Emmy Awards in 2011 and 2012.
Among his many awards we add his Oscar for best actress For The beautiful years of Miss Brodie in 1970, Best Supporting Actress for Hotel California in 1979, his Golden Globe as best supporting actress for Room with a view in 1987, and Best Supporting Actress in a Series for Downton Abbey in 2013, as well as a Press Tony for Best Actress in a Comedy for Lettice and lovage in 1990. Maggie Smith is still one of the rare actresses to have won these three awards.
Source: Cine Serie
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