I first became aware of Maggie Smith when I saw Laurence Olivier’s film of his stage production of Othello which he did with Maggie Smith as Desdemona. Some criticized Olivier’s ...

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.

"When the news came across my phone last week that legendary actress Dame Maggie Smith had died, I felt a sense of loss," ...

A generation grew up with Maggie Smith as the strict deputy head at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, Professor Minerva McGonagall, in the Harry Potter movies of the early 2000s. And that generation ...

Maggie Smith, the legendary British actress whose career spanned over seven decades, passed away last week at the age of 89.