Maggie Smith movies and TV shows – Harry Potter and more

Dame Maggie died in hospital aged 89, her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens revealed on Friday (September 27).

In a statement issued through their publicist, they said: “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.

“She passed away peacefully in hospital this morning, Friday 27 September.

“She was an intensely private person and was ultimately with friends and family. She is survived by two sons and five loving grandchildren, devastated by the loss of their special mother and grandmother.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and continued kindness during her final days.

“We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”

Maggie Smith movies and TV shows

After her death, we take a look back at the films and TV shows Dame Maggie appeared in throughout her career.

Movies

Dame Maggie appeared in several films throughout her career, including:

• All Harry Potter films (Professor Minerva McGonagall)
• Downton Abbey: A New Era (Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham)
• Gnome & Julia 1 and 2 (Lady Blueberry)
• The Lady in the Van (Miss Shephard)
• The best exotic marigold hotel and the second best exotic marigold hotel (Muriel Donnelly)
• Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (Mrs. Docherty)

• Becoming Jane (Lady Gresham)
• Keeping Mother (Grace Hawkins)
• The First Women’s Club (Gunilla Garson Goldberg)
• Sister Act 1 and 2 (Mother Superior)
• The Secret Garden (Mrs Medlock)
• Hook (Grandma Wendy)
• Death on the Nile (Miss Bowers)
• The Evil Under the Sun (Daphne Castle)
• Murder by Death (Dora Charleston)
• The Bloom of Miss Jean Brodie (Jean Brodie)

You can see a full list of all the movies and TV shows Dame Maggie appeared in on the IMDb website.

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TV programs

Perhaps Dame Maggie’s biggest TV role was Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey.

According to IMDb, she also appeared in the TV series David Copperfield as Betsy Trotwood, as well as several TV movies, including My House of Umbria and All the King’s Men.