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Maggie Smith

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Maggie Smith

1934 – 2024 · aged 89 · Actress

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Maggie Smith won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite and, decades later, became known to a new generation as Professor McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey. She died at 89.

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What is a weekend?

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Press photo of Dame Maggie Smith c1970 (late '60s/early '70s), published and distributed during the free domain period prior to 1977), for the intent of publici
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The Cast of Downton Abbey Reviews Maggie Smith's Most Iconic Moments | Vanity Fair
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In conversation with Maggie Smith: "I led a perfectly normal life until Downton Abbey" | BFI
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Sir Ian McKellen Does An Amazing Maggie Smith Impression - The Graham Norton Show
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Tributes

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24 May 2026

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Watched Maggie's films with my mum every Sunday. We're watching one tonight in their honour.

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In memory

I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Maggie was part of the soundtrack of my life.

Rahul Krishnan27 Feb 2026

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Beautifully said.

Tracy Sanders11 Apr 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

25 Aug 2025

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Lighting a candle from the States. Maggie meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

Donna Thompson18 Jan 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

Tanvi Chopra13 Mar 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

22 May 2025

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A life fully lived. Thank you, Maggie.

30 Apr 2025

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I met Maggie once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

8 Mar 2025

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Thank you for a lifetime of it, Maggie. Rest in peace.

15 Jan 2025

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Never forgotten

My dad introduced me to Maggie's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.

Henry Lam9 Feb 2025

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Sending love from the States.

12 Dec 2024

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I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

Norma Reyes8 Nov 2025

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Yes. This.

19 Oct 2024

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Still with us

They made me want to make films. I still do, because of them.

5 Oct 2024

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Rest well, Maggie. The work is done, and it was good.

5 Oct 2024

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Still with us

I never met Maggie, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

2 Oct 2024

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Gratitude

To the family: you shared Maggie with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

27 Sept 2024

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What they gave us

Sending love to everyone grieving today. Maggie belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.

Candles

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344 people are remembering Maggie here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Archie Roberts🇺🇸21d ago
Hyejin Bui🇺🇸25d ago
Donna Holmes🇺🇸25d ago
Nicole Grant🇺🇸10 Aug 2026
You were one of a kind.
Archie Hanson🇺🇸1 Aug 2026
Forever in our hearts.
Rebecca Mills🇺🇸31 Jul 2026
Beth Freeman🇺🇸29 Jul 2026
Kayla Gordon🇺🇸20 Jul 2026
Jason Dang🇦🇺8 Jul 2026
Rachel Dean🇺🇸6 Jul 2026
Forever in our hearts.
Diane Cox🇺🇸4 Jul 2026
Thank you for the memories.
Terrance Wilkins🇺🇸1 Jul 2026
Carolyn Campbell🇬🇧30 Jun 2026
Grace Sato🇨🇦25 Jun 2026
Nicole Grant🇺🇸19 Jun 2026
Hyejin Bui🇺🇸15 Jun 2026
Forever in our hearts.
Meredith West🇺🇸14 Jun 2026
Maeve Thomas🇺🇸9 Jun 2026
Thank you.
Alexis Fisher🇺🇸2 Jun 2026
Peace.
Ama Adeleke🇺🇸27 May 2026
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Timeline

  1. 28 December 1934
    Born in Ilford, Essex, England
  2. 27 September 2024
    Died in London, England
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