It is indeed reported that Maggie Smith, known for her fine performances in 'Harry Potter' films, 'Downtown Abbey,' and many more, left the earth. The actress has died of age-related issues at the age of 89.
The veteran actress breathed her last in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London yesterday morning, two of her sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephen, have announced. However, there is no information about what exactly caused her death.
The statement from Dame Maggie Smith's two sons said, "It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She peacefully died in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. 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.".
One was 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, they concluded.
She began to appear at the Oxford Playhouse as an actor in stage productions beginning in 1952. Following that, she made her professional stage debut on Broadway in the production 'New Faces of 56.' She went on to spend the next decades to establish herself as one of the most recognizable British theatre performers working for both the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, rivalled by none other than the legendary Judi Dench.
She was also nominated for Noël Coward's 'Private Lives' and Tom Stoppard's 'Night and Day', and then later on, won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 1990 for 'Lettice and Lovage'. In that same year, Maggie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, which means she officially became a Dame-an honorific title for women in the British honors system and other Commonwealth realms.
Over the next decade, Maggie went on to become one of the shining faces in cinema as she received Academy Awards for Best Actress in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' in 1969 and as Best Supporting Actress for 'California Suite.' In addition to the aforementioned, she also earned a nomination for her cult classic 'Othello' in 1965, directed by Stuart Burge. Later, she gained another momentum after she portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the 'Harry Potter' film series and later in the 2010 historical drama 'Downtown Abbey,' in which she portrayed the role of Violet Crawley.
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