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Maggie Smith Remembered With Viral Clips Featuring Judi Dench & ‘Downton Abbey’s Best Sassy Zingers As The Dowager Countess of Grantham


Maggie Smith is remembered on social media, and fans have shared several clips that have gone viral.

Smith famously played Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, in all six seasons of the British period drama Downton Abbey. Throughout her time on the Julian Fellowes drama, Smith delivered some sassy zingers as Violet Crawley, and a fan cut them all together. “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,” the family statement adds.

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