Such sad news today.
Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89.
She had a very long and productive life.
Although I have never watched any “Downton Abbey” (of which she is esteemed) — I remember her as Granny Wendy in “Hook”, “Sister Act”, and the imperishable & quintessential Professor McGonagall from the Harry Potter films.
My earliest childhood memory of her is as the house mistress, Mrs. Medlock, in “The Secret Garden”. That film enchanted me most of my childhood, and I rewatched it a few years ago only to be shocked (1) that it was Maggie Smith and (2) how young she looked.
I came across this photo on the BBC:
“Queen Elizabeth II was presented to Maggie Smith by Sir Laurence Olivier at the 1966 London charity premiere of the film Othello.”
What a treasure!
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