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Legendary actress Maggie Smith has died. She was 89 years old.
“It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Mrs. Maggie Smith,” Chris Larkin and Toby Stevens said Friday through Smith’s publicist Claire Dobbs on Fox News Digital. said in a statement to. “She passed away peacefully in the hospital in the early morning hours of Friday, September 27th.”
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Actress Dame Maggie Smith in Leicester Square, London, February 17, 2015 (Reuters/Peter Nicholls)
“A very private person, she was with friends and family at the end of her life,” the statement continued. “She left behind two sons and five beloved grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of a special mother and grandmother. I would like to thank the wonderful staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and generosity.” ”
“We appreciate everyone’s kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time,” the statement concludes.
Maggie Smith passed away “peacefully” on September 27th. (John Hayes/Jenny Lewis)
Born in Ilford, England in 1934, the Oscar-winning actress was best known for her roles as Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films.
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Smith began her career in 1952 when she appeared as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in 1956 in various roles in New Faces of ’56 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Maggie Smith is best known for her roles as Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter. (Photo provided by Representative Maggie Smith)
That same year, Smith appeared in her first film, Child in the House. In 1959, she received her first BAFTA nomination for her role in Nowhere to Go.
Smith received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 1965’s “Othello.” Four years later, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1969 film The Prime of Miss Jean Brody.
Throughout his six-decade career, Smith appeared in a variety of films, television shows, and theatrical productions. She has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Tony Award.
Smith was married to Beverly Cross until her death in March 1998.
Ms Smith has two sons, Chris Stevens and Toby Larkin, with her ex-husband, actor Robert Stevens, and five grandchildren.
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