Remembering 'Downton Abbey' actress Maggie Smith

Dame Maggie Smith, whose luminous stage and screen career included two Oscars and a Tony Award, died on Friday, September 27, 2024, at age 89. Correspondent Martha Teichner has a remembrance of the actress whose most famous role came late in life – as the prickly, imperious Lady Violet Crawley in the TV series "Downton Abbey."

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[hectorsmommy]

89, surrounded by family, loved by millions, a lengthy and illustrious career doing what she loved. We should all be so lucky.

[AsianMuscleFans]

She is timeless. Her work will live on.

[sbella]

My favorite Downton Abbey character. Thank you for entertaining us. RIP 🕊️

[Texan]

Tears in my eyes. What a nice tribute to a legend. It is not the show, film, or theater; it’s the time I spent next to my mother enjoying every moment before, during, and after over coffee and treat. Creating moments I cherish even in her death still engaging with my elderly mother. What a ride since the 60s. Thank you Dame Smith. You are a treasure.

[lukedaley]

A true Icon. A national treasure. #RIPDameMaggieSmith💔🙏

[idillard]

What a great loss! May she rest in peace.

[susannpatton]

It's still so sad. Such an icon. Gone. Even though shed lived a long life. You arent ready

[rotunnoe]

What a beautiful and touching remembrance. I will miss her.

[janetgao]

From the interviews I’ve seen I’d say she really was like that. It’s what made performing herself even more magnificent. Will miss this fabulous woman.

[Star-utl]

She'll be missed, rest sweet lady.

[roserandle]

Thank you for your many talents Dame Maggie Smith. You will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.

[mililaniman]

I admire the talent and achievements of Maggie Smith.

[mialorenzen]

We have all been touched by the magic spell of Dame Maggie Smith and we will be forever transformed. Rest in peace!! Now you can create some magic for us all as our Angel. Go well, Maggie!! 🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕

[Temur]

I adored her, she was just incomparable. Downton abbey is my and my mom's favorite tv show ever, but I feel quite sad because everyone is talking about just Downton abbey and Harry Potter as if she had not done anything in her life before these projects. She had amazing career in her younger era and maybe even more meaningful to her.

[citizen]

I have the good mind to binge all her movies very soon.

[markgordon]

Dame Maggie was a wonderful star. My mother and grandparents loved her long ago. My mother saw me love Dame Maggie in movies and television from the 1970s, on. She was wonderful in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. A legend.

[annageorgieva]

She was unbelievable. Watch Evil Under the Sun, pure joy😊

[poetmaggie]

I have loved this Lady's acting a lot longer than Harry Potter so I was delighted to find her enhancing Downton Abbey.

[thomastimlin]

Imagine one of your greatest achievements as an actor, getting an Oscar for playing an actress who didn't get an Oscar...way to go Maggie! I love it!!!

[Jaxreg]

My condolences to our friends across the pond. She will be greatly missed!