Maggie Smith — a legendary actress who worked professionally for more than 70 years — has died … according to a statement from her family.
Her sons, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, released a statement … saying Smith passed away in the hospital peacefully early Friday morning. They did not give a cause of death.
Smith’s family thanked the staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and support during their mother’s finals days … and asked for privacy during this trying time.
Maggie played numerous iconic roles over the years … most nbotably Professor Minerva McGonagall in the ‘Harry Potter’ film and Violet Crawley in the “Downton Abbey” series.
She was 89.
RIP
