Two-time Oscar winning actor Maggie Smith dies at 89

2024-09-27 5

Acting legend Maggie Smith has died at age 89. A two-time Oscar winner, Smith started acting in the 1950s, but was best known for her roles as Professor McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" films and the Dowager Countess on "Downton Abbey."

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