{"id":1731,"date":"2024-09-27T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2024-09-27T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:00:10","slug":"dame-maggie-smith-acting-legend-of-harry-potter-and-downton-abbey-dead-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/dame-maggie-smith-acting-legend-of-harry-potter-and-downton-abbey-dead-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Dame Maggie Smith, acting legend of \u201cHarry Potter\u201d and \u201cDownton Abbey,\u201d dead at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dame Maggie Smith, the lauded British star of stage and screen whose career spanned decades, has died at 89.<\/p>\n<p>Among her many roles, Smith played Professor McGonagall in the\u00a0<em>Harry Potter<\/em>\u00a0franchise and Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in\u00a0<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-7ec1afc2c20ad6fd3a78e61bb01765b7\" class=\"newsner-7ec1afc2c20ad6fd3a78e61bb01765b7 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-702254123\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"zgwbPfyL8qKx\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-content-layer\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-poster-layer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">The news was confirmed in a statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, who said that the renowned actress died peacefully in a hospital early Friday morning, surrounded by loved ones.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div id=\"newsner-7ec1afc2c20ad6fd3a78e61bb01765b7\" class=\"newsner-7ec1afc2c20ad6fd3a78e61bb01765b7 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-702254123\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"zgwbPfyL8qKx\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-content-layer\">\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-poster-layer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-timeline-layer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-subtitle-layer\">\n<div class=\"bb-subtitledisplay\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">The news was confirmed in a statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, who said that the renowned actress died peacefully in a hospital early Friday morning, surrounded by loved ones.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-3f8eff30b0284351ad0e1996160367b3\" class=\"newsner-3f8eff30b0284351ad0e1996160367b3 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-240103678\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget tbl-trecs-container trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_5482446392\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"trc_header_5482446392\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-155907\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/27135629\/shutterstock_187227263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1190\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Everett Collection \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAn intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end,\u201d their statement reads, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgk7375ngkxo?at_link_type=web_link&amp;at_campaign=Social_Flow&amp;at_ptr_name=twitter&amp;at_medium=social&amp;at_link_id=DEB70128-7CD2-11EF-BBA6-E545BC5FE0C3&amp;at_bbc_team=editorial&amp;at_campaign_type=owned&amp;at_link_origin=BBCBreaking&amp;at_format=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a>. \u201cShe leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1665c924ef0cb1a398a7975573a64289\" class=\"newsner-1665c924ef0cb1a398a7975573a64289 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe 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. We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born December 28, 1934 in Ilford, Essex, England, Smith got her start in the theatre: while studying at the Oxford Playhouse, she had major roles in several productions and made her Broadway debut in 1956.<\/p>\n<p>She was invited by founding director Sir Laurence Olivier to be one of the first members of the Royal National Theatre. Her work there helped establish her reputation as one of the best actors of her generation. Her notable works included\u00a0<em>Othello<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Hedda Gabler<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Much Ado About Nothing<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Antony and Cleopatra<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-155908 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/27135745\/GettyImages-515103260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1076\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/27135745\/GettyImages-515103260.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"761\" data-eio-rheight=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Original Caption) Hollywood, Calif.: Actress Maggie Smith, one of five \u201cOscar\u201d nominees for Motion Picture Academy\u2019s \u201cbest actress of 1969,\u201d shown here in stills from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, in which she plays title role and for which she won nomination. Photo shows Maggie Smith closeup.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to her lauded theater work, Smith became a star on screen, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress playing the titular teacher in\u00a0<em>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie<\/em>. She won a second Academy Award for the 1978 comedy\u00a0<em>California Suite<\/em>. She was also nominated for\u00a0<em>Othello<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Travels with My Aunt<\/em>,\u00a0<em>A Room with a View<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Gosford Park<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But to many younger fans, Dame Maggie Smith will always be remembered for playing Professor Minerva McGonagall, the stern but caring transfiguration professor and head of Gryffindor House in the\u00a0<em>Harry Potter<\/em> series. She played the beloved role in all eight films.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smith also received newfound fame and critical acclaim playing the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the hit historical drama\u00a0<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>. She won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, among many other accolades.<\/p>\n<p>Known for her humility, sense of humor, private nature and commitment to her craft, Smith continued to act well into old age: her final films include the two\u00a0<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>\u00a0films and\u00a0<em>The Miracle Club<\/em>, which was released last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-155909 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/27135846\/GettyImages-492479536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1103\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/27135846\/GettyImages-492479536.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"743\" data-eio-rheight=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 13: Dame Maggie Smith attends a screening of \u201cThe Lady In The Van\u201d during the BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square on October 13, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith received many awards and accolades throughout her storied career, including five BAFTAs, four Emmys, a Tony Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 1970, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to drama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dame Maggie Smith, the lauded British star of stage and screen whose career spanned decades, has died at 89. Among her many roles, Smith played Professor McGonagall in the\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0franchise and Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in\u00a0Downton Abbey. 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