“She always looks so extreme,” a fellow teacher observes of Maggie Smith’s trademark rigidity in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969), putting her finger on the straight-backed, nose-high hauteur ...

It is sad to report the news of the passing of one of the most accomplished and beloved actresses of her generation, Maggie Smith, whose work left an imprint on those who were fortunate enough to ...

By the time Dame Maggie Smith left the stage yesterday, at the age of 89, a lot of people might have thought she’d been born with that honorific title. She played the leading roles in Shaw, Ibsen, ...

Dame Maggie Smith wasn't just a costar to Whoopi Goldberg. She was also a friend who, at one point, offered meaningful emotional support. After Smith's death on Sept. 27 at age 89, her Sister Act ...

In September 2024, Smith's sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, announced her death at age 89 Whoopi Goldberg and the Sister Act franchise is feeling Maggie Smith's loss. On the 2025 Oscars red carpet ...

LONDON — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for 1969 film "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in ...

On Friday, Sept. 27, Dame Maggie Smith died at the age of 89. Smith remained incredibly successful throughout her seven-decade career, although was most recently beloved for playing Professor Minerva ...

We very nearly didn't have Maggie Smith in our archive. She was available in 2016 to promote a film, but we were told she wouldn't sit for a long interview about her career. She couldn't imagine why ...

Actress Maggie Smith died "peacefully" Sept. 27, and Hollywood did not hesitate with tributes. Daniel Radcliffe, Smith's "Harry Potter" co-star, issued a statement honoring the star, who portrayed ...

Jean Brodie, Minerva McGonagall, Violet Crawley: Maggie Smith embodied these memorable roles on stage and screen. NPR's Scott Simon has a... Opinion: Remembering the marvel, Maggie Smith By the time ...