IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
poses
for
the
media
at
a
hotel
in
central
London,
August
13,
2015,
for
a
media
interaction
to
promote
Downton
Abbey‘s
final
season.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
poses
for
the
media
at
a
hotel
in
central
London,
August
13,
2015,
for
a
media
interaction
to
promote
Downton
Abbey‘s
final
season.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
The
legendary
British
actress
Dame
Maggie
Smith
passed
into
the
green
room
of
eternal
performers
up
in
Heaven
on
Friday,
September
27,
2024.
She
would
have
turned
90
on
December
28.
Even
though
she
was
widely
acknowledged
as
one
of
the
finest
actresses
of
the
20th
century,
this
century
knew
Maggie
Smith
from
her
portrayal
as
Professor
Minerva
McGonagall
in
the
Harry
Potter
movies
and
more
recently
as
the
pungent
tongued
dowager
countess
of
Grantham
in
Downton
Abbey.
Some
glimpses
of
Maggie
Smith,
an
intensely
private
person
who
was
bewildered
by
her
fame
in
the
final
15
years
of
her
life
thanks
to
Harry
Potter
and
Downton
Abbey:
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
with
Michelle
Dockery
who
played
her
eldest
granddaughter
Mary
Crawley
in
Downton
Abbey.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
with
Michelle
Dockery
who
played
her
eldest
granddaughter
Mary
Crawley
in
Downton
Abbey.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
and
Elizabeth
McGovern,
who
played
her
American
daughter-in-law
Cora
Crawley
in
Downton
Abbey.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
and
Elizabeth
McGovern,
who
played
her
American
daughter-in-law
Cora
Crawley
in
Downton
Abbey.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
with
her
fellow
Downton
Abbey
cast
members
Joanne
Froggatt,
left,
Michelle
Dockery,
centre.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
with
her
fellow
Downton
Abbey
cast
members
Joanne
Froggatt,
left,
Michelle
Dockery,
centre.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
poses
for
photographers
at
the
Evening
Standard
British
Film
Awards
in
London,
February
7,
2016.
Photograph:
Neil
Hall/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
poses
for
photographers
at
the
Evening
Standard
British
Film
Awards
in
London,
February
7,
2016.
Photograph:
Neil
Hall/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
arrives
for
the
BAFTA
Awards
at
the
Royal
Opera
House
in
London,
February
14,
2016.
Photograph:
Toby
Melville/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
arrives
for
the
BAFTA
Awards
at
the
Royal
Opera
House
in
London,
February
14,
2016.
Photograph:
Toby
Melville/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
at
Wimbledon,
July
11,
2019.
Photograph:
Andrew
Couldridge/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
at
Wimbledon,
July
11,
2019.
Photograph:
Andrew
Couldridge/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
and
Rupert
Grint
on
the
red
carpet
as
they
arrive
for
the
world
premiere
of
Harry
Potter
and
the
Half
Blood
Prince
at
Leicester
Square
in
London,
July
7,
2009.
Photograph:
Luke
MacGregor/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
and
Rupert
Grint
on
the
red
carpet
as
they
arrive
for
the
world
premiere
of
Harry
Potter
and
the
Half
Blood
Prince
at
Leicester
Square
in
London,
July
7,
2009.
Photograph:
Luke
MacGregor/Reuters
IMAGE:
Actors
Bill
Connolly
and
Maggie
Smith
and
Director
Dustin
Hoffman
pose
on
the
red
carpet
for
the
gala
presentation
of
the
film
Quartet
at
the
37th
Toronto
International
Film
Festival,
September
9,
2012.
Photograph:
Mark
Blinch/Reuters
Actors
Bill
Connolly
and
Maggie
Smith
and
Director
Dustin
Hoffman
pose
on
the
red
carpet
for
the
gala
presentation
of
the
film
Quartet
at
the
37th
Toronto
International
Film
Festival,
September
9,
2012.
Photograph:
Mark
Blinch/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
arrives
for
the
world
premiere
of
Harry
Potter
and
the
Deathly
Hallows
–
Part
2
in
Trafalgar
Square,
London,
July
7,
2011.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
arrives
for
the
world
premiere
of
Harry
Potter
and
the
Deathly
Hallows
–
Part
2
in
Trafalgar
Square,
London,
July
7,
2011.
Photograph:
Dylan
Martinez/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
is
announced
as
a
nominee
for
Outstanding
Performance
by
a
Female
Actor
in
a
Drama
Series
for
Downton
Abbey
as
actors
Taye
Diggs
and
Busy
Philipps
announce
the
nominations
for
the
19th
Screen
Actors
Guild
Awards
in
West
Hollywood,
California,
December
12,
2012.
Photograph:
Jason
Redmond/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
is
announced
as
a
nominee
for
Outstanding
Performance
by
a
Female
Actor
in
a
Drama
Series
for
Downton
Abbey
as
actors
Taye
Diggs
and
Busy
Philipps
announce
the
nominations
for
the
19th
Screen
Actors
Guild
Awards
in
West
Hollywood,
California,
December
12,
2012.
Photograph:
Jason
Redmond/Reuters
IMAGE:
Dame
Maggie
Smith
arrives
at
the
Royal
Film
Performance
and
world
premiere
of
the
film
The
Second
Best
Exotic
Marigold
Hotel
at
Leicester
Square,
London,
February
17,
2015.
Photograph:
Peter
Nicholls/Reuters
Dame
Maggie
Smith
arrives
at
the
Royal
Film
Performance
and
world
premiere
of
the
film
The
Second
Best
Exotic
Marigold
Hotel
at
Leicester
Square,
London,
February
17,
2015.
Photograph:
Peter
Nicholls/Reuters
IMAGE:
Director
Franco
Zeffirelli
poses
with
Lily
Tomlin,
Dame
Judi
Dench,
Dame
Maggie
Smith
and
Cher,
the
stars
of
his
film
Tea
With
Mussolini
at
the
film’s
royal
premiere
in
London,
March
18,
1999.
Photograph:
Reuters
Director
Franco
Zeffirelli
poses
with
Lily
Tomlin,
Dame
Judi
Dench,
Dame
Maggie
Smith
and
Cher,
the
stars
of
his
film
Tea
With
Mussolini
at
the
film’s
royal
premiere
in
London,
March
18,
1999.
Photograph:
Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
holds
her
BAFTA
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
her
acting
in
Tea
with
Mussolini
presented
to
her
by
Ralph
Fiennes,
April
9,
2000.
Photograph:
Reuters
Maggie
Smith
holds
her
BAFTA
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
her
acting
in
Tea
with
Mussolini
presented
to
her
by
Ralph
Fiennes,
April
9,
2000.
Photograph:
Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
arrives
at
the
Universal
Pictures
DreamWorks
USA
Films
party
following
the
59th
Golden
Globe
Awards
in
Beverly
Hills,
January
20,
2002.
She
was
nominated
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
her
role
in
Gosford
Park.
Photograph:
Reuters
Maggie
Smith
arrives
at
the
Universal
Pictures
DreamWorks
USA
Films
party
following
the
59th
Golden
Globe
Awards
in
Beverly
Hills,
January
20,
2002.
She
was
nominated
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
her
role
in
Gosford
Park.
Photograph:
Reuters
IMAGE:
Actors
Jeremy
Northam,
Kelly
Macdonald,
Maggie
Smith
and
Director
Robert
Altman
pose
for
a
photocall
to
present
Gosford
Park
at
the
52nd
Berlinale
international
film
festival,
February
10,
2002.
Photograph:
Fabrizio
Bensch/Reuters
Actors
Jeremy
Northam,
Kelly
Macdonald,
Maggie
Smith
and
Director
Robert
Altman
pose
for
a
photocall
to
present
Gosford
Park
at
the
52nd
Berlinale
international
film
festival,
February
10,
2002.
Photograph:
Fabrizio
Bensch/Reuters
IMAGE:
Maggie
Smith
arrives
at
the
74th
Academy
Awards
March
24,
2002.
Photograph:
Win
McNamee/Reuters
Maggie
Smith
arrives
at
the
74th
Academy
Awards
March
24,
2002.
Photograph:
Win
McNamee/Reuters
IMAGE:
Dame
Judi
Dench
and
Dame
Maggie
Smith
star
in
Robert
Fox’s
production
of
David
Hare’s
new
play
The
Breath
of
Life
at
The
Theatre
Royal,
Haymarket,
London,
October
9,
2002.
The
play
is
a
tale
of
two
women
whose
lives
are
interwoven
in
ways
neither
of
them
yet
understand.
Photograph:
Peter
Macdiarmid/Reuters
Dame
Judi
Dench
and
Dame
Maggie
Smith
star
in
Robert
Fox’s
production
of
David
Hare’s
new
play
The
Breath
of
Life
at
The
Theatre
Royal,
Haymarket,
London,
October
9,
2002.
The
play
is
a
tale
of
two
women
whose
lives
are
interwoven
in
ways
neither
of
them
yet
understand.
Photograph:
Peter
Macdiarmid/Reuters
Photographs
curated
by
Anant
Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature
Presentation:
Ashish
Narsale/Rediff.com