Harry Potter star Maggie Smith, who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite, played the Dodger Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter in the 21st century, died on Friday
Maggie's sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, announced the news of her death. Maggie Smith was a British actress.
Born in 1934, Smith began his career at the Playhouse Theatre. He won an Oscar in 1970 for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Brodie in 1979 for California Suite.
