Dame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89
A statement from Dame Maggie’s sons says she died peacefully in hospital on Friday morning
Fellow Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville says she was a “true legend of her generation” with a “sharp eye, sharp wit and formidable talent”
A legend of British stage and screen, Dame Maggie won two Oscars during her career - for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979
BBC’s obituary:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggzy42v30o