LONDON (Sept 27): Oscar-winning British actress Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, her sons announced, prompting a flood of tributes. "It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed a

LONDON: British actress Maggie Smith, an award-winning Shakespearean actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday (Sep 27). One of the few actors to win the treble of an Oscar (two), Emmy (four), and Tony, Smith's long career sta

Maggie Smith, best known for her roles in 'Downton Abbey' and 'Harry Potter', died earlier today surrounded by friends and family.

British actress Maggie Smith, an award-winning Shakespearian actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the 'Harry Potter' films, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday.

Smith won two Academy Awards throughout her career and appeared in more than 50 films.

Oscar-winning actress Maggie Smith has died in hospital aged 89.

She won two Oscars and starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.

Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89.