Dame Maggie Smith, the legendary British actor best known for her roles in “Harry Potter” and “Downton Abbey,” has died, her family confirmed in a statement to the BBC.
She was 89.
“She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September,” the statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin read, according to BBC. “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end.”
Smith — a two-time Academy Award-winner — is survived by her two sons and five grandchildren “who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother,” the statement said, according to the BBC.
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