King Charles III of Great Britain expressed his condolences on the social network X in connection with the death of actress Margaret (Maggie) Smith. During her career, she played more than 100 roles. Including Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film saga.
British stage and film actress Maggie Smith, star of the Downton Abbey series and the Harry Potter film saga, has won two Oscars, three Emmy Awards and countless theatre awards.
In 1990, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, an honour previously bestowed upon actresses Judi Dench and Diana Rigg. During the filming of the Potter films, Maggie Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 74. She made a full recovery and returned to the big and small screen.
Earlier, British actor Daniel Radcliffe, known for playing Harry Potter in the film adaptation of the novels by writer J.K. Rowling, paid a touching farewell to Maggie Smith, who died aged 89. He said that Smith “had a fierce intellect, a delightfully sharp tongue, could intimidate and charm at the same time, and was extremely funny.”