Star of Stage and Screen Dame Maggie Smith Dies Aged 89

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British actress Dame Maggie Smith has died aged 89. Smith's stage and screen career spanned eight decades, during which she won over 40 awards, including two Oscars.

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00:00British actor Dame Maggie Smith has died aged 89 in London.

00:10Her family says she died peacefully in hospital.

00:13A formidable presence on stage and screen,

00:15Smith won dozens of acting awards across an eight-decade career,

00:20including two Oscars.

00:22She was best known to modern audiences for her roles

00:24as the stern Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies

00:28and the sharp-tongued Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey.

00:31King Charles paid tribute to Smith as a national treasure,

00:35with Harry Potter co-star Miriam Margoyles

00:37describing her as the best of the best.

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