Maggie Smith tributes: JK Rowling, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey co-stars pay respect to acting legend
3 months, 1 week ago

Maggie Smith tributes: JK Rowling, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey co-stars pay respect to acting legend

The Independent  

✕ Close Maggie Smith: Oscar-winning Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star dies aged 89 Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dame Maggie Smith’s Downton Abbey co-star Hugh Bonneville and Harry Potter co-star Bonnie Wright have led tributes to the iconic actor after she died at the age of 89. Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise, recalled her favorite scene with Smith being “when we were all learning to dance for the Yule Ball” in the fourth movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. “She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.” “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and unstinting kindness during her final days.

Harry Potter Smith Downton Abbey Maggie Smith Indyarts  legend  sign  rowling  potter  maggie  indyarts  pay  jk  thank  westminster  sons  respect  harry  smith  free  newsletter  tributes

History of this topic

Tree planted in honour of Maggie Smith bore fruit on the day of her funeral, reveals Judi Dench
1 week, 4 days ago

Tree planted in honour of Maggie Smith bore fruit on the day of her funeral, reveals Judi Dench

Hindustan Times  

When veteran actor Maggie Smith passed away in September, her friend and fellow actor, Dame Judi Dench, planted a tree in honour. Judi Dench on Maggie Smith Dame Judi, known for planting individual trees in memory of her friends who have died, revealed in the programme that she found out Dame Maggie’s crab apple tree had produced fruit on the …

Maggie Smith to be honoured in Downton Abbey 3, confirms executive producer
1 week, 5 days ago

Maggie Smith to be honoured in Downton Abbey 3, confirms executive producer

Hindustan Times  

Late star Maggie Smith will be honoured with a special tribute in the third Downton Abbey movie. As per Variety, executive producer Gareth Neame confirmed that the third film will include a tribute to both the character and Maggie Smith herself. Maggie Smith was honoured with the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Award for her role in Downton …

Strictly fans left in tears at ‘magical tribute’ to Dame Maggie Smith
3 months ago

Strictly fans left in tears at ‘magical tribute’ to Dame Maggie Smith

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left in tears as the show …

From Professor McGonagall to Violet Crawley, these are the roles Maggie Smith will be remembered for
3 months, 1 week ago

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

ABC  

Maggie Smith's beloved characters have spanned generations. Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films Perhaps Maggie Smith's most iconic role of the 21st century is as Professor Minerva McGonagall in all eight Harry Potter films. California Suite Maggie Smith won her second Oscar, this time for best supporting actress, for her role as Diana Barrie in the 1978 film California …

Dame Maggie Smith's last picture: Beloved star posed for Loewe fashion campaign before her death aged 89
3 months, 1 week ago

Dame Maggie Smith's last picture: Beloved star posed for Loewe fashion campaign before her death aged 89

Daily Mail  

Dame Maggie Smith beamed for the camera in a fashion campaign for Loewe in what would end up being her last photo. Dame Maggie Smith attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 15, 2023 Dame Maggie Smith appears in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire On the same day Maggie's death was announced, Loewe held their …

Dame Maggie Smith RECAP: Legendary Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star hailed a 'national treasure' following her death at the age of 89 as former co-stars pay tribute
3 months, 1 week ago

Dame Maggie Smith RECAP: Legendary Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star hailed a 'national treasure' following her death at the age of 89 as former co-stars pay tribute

Daily Mail  

During her career, actor Dame Maggie Smith shone in roles as varied as a maverick schoolteacher, a witch in the Harry Potter film series, and Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess of Grantham, a part which won her three Emmys. Here is a round-up of her most famous roles: Professor Minerva McGonagall From 2001 to 2011, Dame Maggie played Hogwarts' Professor Minerva …

Maggie Smith, actor from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Harry Potter,' dies
3 months, 1 week ago

Maggie Smith, actor from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Harry Potter,' dies

LA Times  

“To know you can have everybody listening and reacting to what you are doing, there’s nothing quite like that,” British actor Maggie Smith told The Times in 2003. Of “Downton Abbey,” ITV’s surprise mega-hit that resuscitated public broadcaster PBS in the United States, Smith said she never bothered to watch the series. Smith appeared on Broadway in 1975’s “Private Lives” …

Dame Maggie Smith of "Downton Abbey" and "Harry Potter," dead at 89
3 months, 1 week ago

Dame Maggie Smith of "Downton Abbey" and "Harry Potter," dead at 89

Salon  

Maggie Smith, the British actor who held iconic roles as the titular character in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", the dowager of "Downton Abbey" and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" film series, died Friday at the age of 89. It was Smith's portrayal of an Edinburgh school teacher in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" that earned …

Discover Related