McGonagall was always my favorite professor... She imbued the stern English teacher with a gentle heart. Maggie Smith played that role phenomenally, right there with Richard Harris as Dumbledore.
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Richard Harris' Dumbledore was spot on. Their first scene together to open the films was perfection.
She was Harry's mother at school basically, and so many other kids.
"I've always wanted to do that!"
Amazing actress, and best Transfiguration teacher.
Rest in peace.
Cute cat too, but I suspect the cat she transformed into has probably already died
Thanks for cheering me up.
Hey remember 9/11?
Of course! That was only a couple weeks ago...
I can't get over what a star-studded cast the Harry Potter films had... Smith, Harris, Rickman, Oldman, Thewlis, Coltrane... I could go on. The child actors were so fortunate to have that experience and to meet and learn from such legends.
She was just so great in everything she did. She is one if these people that need an own Wikipedia article for her Awards because they are too many to list in the main entry.
Did you know she played grown Wendy Darling to Robin Williams' Peter Pan in Hook?
And Phil Collins cameo'd as a police inspector
89 is a good age to reach. I had no idea she was in her 60s in Harry Potter.
True, she looked so much older.
Dame Maggie Smith was a gem in everything she was in. Her performances elevated every piece of media she performed in. I would watch movies just because she was in them, and I never regretted that. Today is truly a sad day. Rest in peace. She gave the world countless masterful performances and now the curtain has closed.
She was supposed to live forever. What happened?!?
Guess she couldn't get ahold of Nicolas Flamel in time
That was Elizabeth II you are thinking of
Wasn't she in Hook?
Yep, she was Wendy
"So, Peter... You've become a pirate!"
😭
Rest in peace, Countess.
Not really religious, but my first thought was, "i hope my mom gets to meet her on the other side."
You bring your mother back to this world when you think of her. ♥️
This is such a loss!
I’ve loved her work for practically my entire life! I think I’ll watch Clash of the Titans tonight.
She was a great one who shall be missed. Guess it's time for a memorial viewing of Murder by Death tonight.
Don't forget Gosford Park!
fuuuuuck....
I think the first thing I remember seeing her in was Sister Act, where she played the unnamed Reverend Mother of the convent.
If you get a chance, she's absolutely amazing in Gosford Park from 2001.
This was the inspiration for Downtown Abbey, btw
She had a beautiful long life. And her memory will live on through her art.
She was wonderful in everything.
Perhaps it's just because maybe it was the first time I saw her, but I'll always associate her with the 1990s film "Hook". She played someone much older than she was at the time. "Peter, you've become a pirate."
I worked for a woman this morning who had photos of Maggie all over her hallway, and I mentioned it of course. Smith worked with my client in 1970's in Stratford.
She went on about what a kind and thoughtful person she was to her colleagues and everyone in general. Very genuine, I was glad to hear, even after winning an Oscar.
Wands up.
Amazing actor. What a loss...
Fuck off YouTube, too soon!
Oh no :(