RIP Actress Maggie Smith, 89

[Tom McAndrew]

Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

She won two Oscars and starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.

www.bbc.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/entertainment/maggie-smith-downton-abbey-potter-dead/index.html

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89

In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall

www.theguardian.com

 

[psuro]

I remember her from Sister Act 2.

Because I am one of the few people on this planet who paid no attention to Harry Potter or Downton Abbey.

RIP, Dame Maggie.

 

[Midnighter]

Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

She won two Oscars and starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.

www.bbc.com

Noooooo!!! Absolutely adored her; killed it on Downton. RIP….

 

[uh-Clem]

Maggie Smith has been my daughter's name for the last 32 years. She will be taking her husband's last name after her wedding in November. I've been a long time admirer of Dame Maggie Smith.

 

[psu31trap]

She was 89! God bless her and may she RIP.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/27/1228377614/maggie-smith-dead

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Maggie Smith: the magisterial star of Harry Potter and Downton had the courage and talent to do absolutely everything

The real-life dame and on-screen dowager countess, who has died aged 89, earned fame in her 70s and 80s for blockbuster roles. But her early work at the National Theatre marked her out as a talent for the ages

www.theguardian.com

 

[wbcbus]

I remember her from Sister Act 2.

Because I am one of the few people on this planet who paid no attention to Harry Potter or Downton Abbey.

RIP, Dame Maggie.

Well who has time when there's so many Sister Acts to watch.

 

[LionJim]

I remember her from Sister Act 2.

Because I am one of the few people on this planet who paid no attention to Harry Potter or Downton Abbey.

RIP, Dame Maggie.

You should catch The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie when TCM is showing it. She made many fine films but that was her high point, from 1969, when she was 35.

 

[manatree]

I’m partial to Travels With My Aunt, a rather wacky film, based on an even wackier Graham Greene book. Never realized that it’s a George Cukor film.

 

[psuro]

You should catch The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie when TCM is showing it. She made many fine films but that was her high point, from 1969, when she was 35.

And I was 4.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

11 Essential Maggie Smith Movie Performances

The late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation.

www.vulture.com

 

[PSU Mike]

Reunited with Dumbledore and Hagrid, and maybe even Snape.

 

[LionJim]

11 Essential Maggie Smith Movie Performances

The late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation.

www.vulture.com

Fine article, well worth clicking.

 

[manatree]

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[manatree]

11 Essential Maggie Smith Movie Performances

The late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation.

www.vulture.com

Another list, this one from the NYTimes

10 Great Maggie Smith Performances to Stream

I had not heard of A Private Function (1984), but shall be tracking it down now as it looks hilarious.

And if you are looking for a cocktail to go with your viewing.

Maggie Smith’s Influence Rippled to the Cocktail Hour
In 2011, a New York bartender paid tribute to the actor with a sly tweak to a pre-Prohibition cocktail.