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Acting Legend Dame Maggie Smith Dead at 89
“An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end.”
“She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.” A two-time Oscar winner, Smith was one of the most celebrated actresses of the 20th century and became known to younger generations through her portrayals of Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series and Lady Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey. Smith made her Broadway debut in 1956, as part of the revue New Faces of ’56, and joined the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in 1962, at the behest of Laurence Olivier. She won her first Academy Award for her leading role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 — she starred in the film alongside her then-husband Robert Stephens, father to both her children.
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