Ms. Smith was also superb in a London production of Edward Albee’s ... Ms. Smith reunited with another great stage actor of her generation, Judi Dench—after their several decades pursuing ...

Maggie Smith, the renowned British actress best known to American audiences for her roles in the "Harry Potter" films and the masterpiece series "Downton Abbey," died last Friday in London.

Smith married fellow actor Robert Stephens in 1967 ... Hilary Fox and Pan Pylas in London contributed to this story. Associated Press writer Robert Barr contributed biographical material to ...

British actor Rupert Grint stands with Smith as they arrive at London's Leicester Square for the World Premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 7, 2009. (Max Nash/AFP/Getty ...

London — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess ...

FILE - British actress Dame Maggie Smith poses in London on Dec. 16, 2015. Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the ...

The respected English dame “passed away peacefully” early Friday in a London hospital ... recruited charismatic young actor Robert Stephens, with whom Smith immediately fell in love.

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager ...