“Having Maggie Smith be there, and being able to fall apart and having her say, ‘Listen, my friend. We’ll get you through this. We’ll get you through this.

Dame Maggie Smith, the British legend of the stage and screen who enjoyed a seven-decade career in show business, died on Friday. She was 89. Her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said in a state… ...

Dame Maggie Smith, best known for “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey,” died at 89 on Friday. Her sons, actors Toby Stephens, 55, and Chris Larkin, 57, announced the news that same day.

Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her ...

She took Maggie as her stage name because another Margaret Smith was active in the theater. In 1952, at 17 years old, Smith launched her illustrious career as Viola in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." ...

Dame Maggie Smith wasn't just a costar to Whoopi Goldberg. She was also a friend who, at one point, offered meaningful emotional support. After Smith's death on Sept. 27 at age 89, her Sister Act ...

Maggie Smith, known most recently for her unforgettable roles as the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey and as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, passed away at age 89.

Maggie Smith won her first Oscar for playing the toxic, delusional, and riveting Jean Brodie, a Mussolini-loving Scottish teacher in her self-professed prime, who casts a spell on her “little ...

Dame Maggie Smith, the British screen and stage actress best known for her roles in the Harry Potter franchise and on Downton Abbey, died Sept. 27 at the age of 89. In her storied career, which ...

Maggie Smith, who won two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, was at her best on screen when she could bring the stage with her.