Maggie Smith earned three Primetime Emmy awards for her role as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham in all six seasons of the British period drama Downton Abbey. She also reprised her role in the two Downton Abbey films. The legendary actor died Friday at the age 89.

There was no one quite like Maggie. I feel tremendously lucky to have known such a maverick,” said “Downton Abbey” co-star Michelle Dockery.

A grand star of screen and stage has departed. Maggie Smith, known most recently for her unforgettable roles as the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey and as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, passed away at age 89. Fans both old and young shall miss her dearly.

Hollywood's icon actress Maggie Smith passed away on September 27 at age 89. Her sons confirmed the news, thanking Chelsea and Westminster Hospital staff for their care. Tributes from Downton Abbey co-stars and Whoopi Goldberg highlighted her remarkable talent and impact.

Whoopi Goldberg, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Bonnie Wright and Viola Davis pay tribute to the iconic actress The post Maggie Smith Remembered by Daniel Radcliffe, ‘Downton Abbey’ Cast and More appeared first on TheWrap.

Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films,

"We were more than fortunate to be part of the last act in her stellar career," Julian Fellowes said in a statement.

Downton Abbey” creator and writer Julian Fellowes has paid tribute to the late Maggie Smith, who passed away on Friday at the age of 89. While the most famous collaboration between Smith and Fellowes may have been on the plush,

"I still can’t believe I was lucky enough to work with the 'one-of-a-kind.'" Whoopi Goldberg is honoring her late Sister Act costar Maggie Smith after the actress died Friday at the age of 89. “Maggie Smith was a great woman and a brilliant actress.

Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar and starred in “Downton Abbey” and the Harry Potter films, died at 89.