INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES au NEWSLETTER SIGNUP My account Log Out Sep 28, 4:36 AM AEST Business News Sports Technology Entertainment NEWSLETTER My account Log Out Australia edition Business News Sports Technology Entertainment Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States NEWSLETTER Follow Us Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States Politics & Policy 'National Treasure' UK Actor Maggie Smith Dies Aged 89 By Helen ROWE, James PHEBY Published 09/28/24 AT 4:36 AM AEST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share on Pocket Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Maggie Smith 'a true national treasure' AFP Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, her sons announced, prompting a flood of tributes led by King Charles III. "It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning," Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said in a statement.
During the course of her career, Smith won a Tony, two Oscars, three Golden Globes and five Baftas. And she achieved late-career international fame for her depiction of the acerbic Dowager Countess of Grantham Violet Crawley in the hit television series "Downton Abbey". Britain's head of state Charles called her "a national treasure" who was admired around the world.
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