Dame Maggie

 

British actress, Dame Maggie Smith, has passed at 89. This grand thespian of stage and screen, had been nominated numerous times and had achieved the Triple Crown of acting with a Tony, four Emmys, and two Oscars. She made her mark in theater frequently working with  Laurence Olivier.  Her noteworthy films included her Oscar winners, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite, Room With a View, Gosford Park, Sister Act, and later as the headmistress in the Harry Potter films. Her more recent fame and honors were as the matriarch in the TV series and subsequent films of Downton Abbey.