Dame Margaret Natalie Smiths or as we know her Maggie Smiths, an actor of Downton Abbey, Harry Potter, Nanny McPhee Returns and many more works had died on September 27,2024 at 89 years olds,
she died in Chelsea And Westminster Hospital London. Now we don’t know much about how she died, but all we could know is that she was around her friends and family, and that she passed away peacefully.
Maggie Smith was born December 28, 1934 in ILford, United Kingdom. In 1952, aged 17, under the help of Oxford University Dramatic Society, Smith started her career as Viola in Twelfth Night at Oxford Playhouse. But according to the New York Time, she worked in theater from the start of career in the 1950s but Maggie Smiths didn’t get famous until she won an Oscar for her performance “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969.
She had passed away with 50 wins and 108 nominations. She had two children named Larkin and Toby Stephens, with Robert Stephens.
Now here are some facts about Maggie Smith. Did you know that in the beginning of her career she had to change her name, to “Maggie Smith”, because there was someone else who was named “Margaret Smith”.
Also when Maggie Smith was working on Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince she was undergoing radiotherapy as treatment for breast cancer.
Smith is the only British actress to win both a leading and supporting performance Oscar. She was also ranked tenth in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of Greatest British film actresses.
Maggie Smith was very well known and many of her fans and colleagues will miss her very much.
