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Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89

www.bbc.com Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89

She won two Oscars in her decades-long career and more recently starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.

Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89

Dame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89

A statement from Dame Maggie's sons says she died peacefully in hospital on Friday morning

Fellow Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville says she was a "true legend of her generation" with a "sharp eye, sharp wit and formidable talent"

A legend of British stage and screen, Dame Maggie won two Oscars during her career - for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979

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