British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her prolific career in roles like Professor McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" series and Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey," has died, her family ...

Maggie Smith, the Oscar-winning British actress who starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter series, has died at the age of 89. Smith’s sons announced her death Friday morning in a statement.

British actress Maggie Smith won many accolades, including two Oscars, in her long career. However, it was her later-in-life roles — in "Harry Potter" and on "Downton Abbey" — that catapulted ...

And it was Smith’s character who looked down from the top of the “Downton Abbey” food chain with a raised eyebrow and pursed ...

The death of the trailblazing British actress, best known for her starring roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," was first announced in a statement made by her two sons Chris Larkin and ...

“Jean Brodie” brought her the Academy Award for best actress and the British Academy (BAFTA) award as well in 1969. She added a supporting actress Oscar for “California Suite” in 1978.

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes wrote in a statement, “Maggie Smith was a truly great actress and we were more than fortunate to be part of the last act in her stellar career.

Richard Eyre, who directed Smith in a television production of “Suddenly Last Summer,” said she was “intellectually the smartest actress I ... “Downton Abbey” TV series and the films ...

Dame Maggie Smith, the trailblazing British actress best known for her starring roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," has died at 89. Smith's two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens ...

Dame Maggie Smith, the trailblazing British actress best known for her starring roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," has died at 89, according to reports. Smith's two sons Chris Larkin and ...