Dame Maggie Smith, the celebrated British actress, has died. She was 89. Smith’s death was confirmed by her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin. In a statement shared with UK media, they said: “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning,

Dame Maggie Smith, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," has died at 89, her family confirmed.

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89.