The legend of British cinema, Maggie Smith, died this Friday at the age of 89 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.
Maggie had a successful six-decade career that also encompassed theater and television, with numerous awards and recognitions.
Among her most important roles are that of Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter saga, and that of Violet Crawley, the widowed Countess of Grantham, in the television series Downton Abbey.
Born in England in 1934, Margaret Natalie Smith worked in more than 50 films that made her famous worldwide.
She was nominated six times for the Oscars and won two: for Best Actress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of an alcoholic in California Suite (1979).
"She was a very reserved person and in the end, she was with her friends and family. She leaves behind two children and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother," said her children, fellow actors Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
Other notable titles in his career are Death on the Nile (1978) and Evil Under the Sun (1982), both based on novels by Agatha Christie.
Additionally, Clash of the Titans (1981), A Room with a View (1985), Sister Act (1992), starring Whoopi Goldberg; Tea with Mussolini (1999), starring Cher; The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) and The Lady in the Van (2015).
He won three Golden Globes (awards given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association), four Emmys (U.S. television), one Tony (U.S. theater), and seven BAFTAs (awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts).
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Dame Maggie "was loved by many for her great talent, becoming a true national treasure whose work will be appreciated by generations to come."
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