Downton Abbey and Harry Potter actress Maggie Smith died Friday at the age of 89.
Smith's sons, Toby Stevens and Chris Larkin, announced his death in a statement. BBC.
“It is with great sadness that we must announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital in the early hours of this morning, Friday 27th September,” they said. . “She was a very private person, but in the end she was with her friends and family.”
LONDON, UK – FEBRUARY 7: Dame Maggie Smith attends the London Evening Standard British Film Awards Champagne Reception held at the Television Center on February 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Bennett/Dave Bennett/Getty Images)
American actor and director Alan Alda and British actress Maggie Smith at the Café Royal in London. (Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – FEBRUARY 7: Dame Maggie Smith performs in The Lady In The Onstage at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards held at the Television Center on February 7, 2016 in London, England. She won the Best Actress Award for “Van''. (Photo by David M. Bennett/Dave Bennett/Getty Images)
Smith's cause of death and funeral arrangements had not been disclosed as of Friday morning.
Smith won two Oscars and four Emmys, and was hailed as one of the most beloved British actors of all time. Her incredible talent was on full display as the Countess of Grantham in The Prime of Miss Jean Brody and Downton Abbey, both of which left her with a lasting impression as legendary roles. I did.
Her decades-long career was embraced by a new generation of fans with her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series.
Smith's many awards include an Academy Award for Best Actress and a BAFTA Award for her role in Jean Brody in 1969. She also won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for “California Sweet.”
LONDON, UK – NOVEMBER 24: Christian from 'German Life' poses in the winners' room at the 65th Evening Standard Theater Awards in Association with Michael Kors in London.・Dame Maggie Smith, who won the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in collaboration with Louboutin, at the Colosseum in London, England, on November 24, 2019. (Photo by David M. Bennett/Dave Bennett/Getty Images)
February 24, 1969: British stage and film actress Maggie Smith plays the title role in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie. (Photo courtesy of Evening Standard/Getty Images)
LONDON, UK – NOVEMBER 17: Best Actress winner Dame Helen Mirren (left) and Icon Award winner Dame Maggie Smith at The Savoy on November 17, 2013 in London, England・Attended the after-party after the 59th London Evening Standard Theater Awards held at the hotel. (Photo by David M. Bennett/Getty Images)
The talented actress nominated In addition to winning Best Actress for Travels With My Aunt, she went on to win four more Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for Othello, A Room With a View, and Gosford Park.
She also won the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1990 for her performance in the comedy Lettice and Loveage. (Related: Reality TV star Eduardo Sol dies one week after being allegedly stabbed in his apartment)
“She leaves behind two sons and five beloved grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of a special mother and grandmother,” her sons said in a statement.
Fans and loved ones took to social media to pay tribute to the star's many talents and mourn his death.
