RIP Dame Maggie Smith

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Dame Maggie Smith has died at 89. What an incredible actress she was.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk7375ngkxo

She was extraordinary. I loved her in 'The Lady in the Van'.

RIP.
So many wonderful performances - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Sister Act, Downton Abbey, Evil Under the Sun, The Lady in the Van..
Bette and Maggie were fab in Death on the Nile:

How very sad. 💐

RIP Dame Maggie 😢

Oh no! She was such a wonderful actress. I know it's ridiculous to say it's a shock at 89 but it is.

Oh my word what a shame, this has got to me. She was such a fantastic actress, wonderful Dame Maggie, RIP.

A life well lived!

I saw her opposite Richard E Grant in "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Drury Lane about 30 years ago and she was, obviously, sublime.

Ugh, that one hits me hard. What a wonderful woman. She will be missed.

Oh, I’m so sad! Charlotte Bartlett - so so beautifully acted in room with a view. The last scene when she is turning off her light having read the letter - acting so wonderful, so deft and sympathetic

Aw. 89 is a jolly good innings but still sad. She was brill in Harry Potter. So many great British actors of a certain vintage in that franchise. I was sad when Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon died too. A true generation of British greats passed over.

Really sad news, one of my favourites. RIP Dame Maggie.

Gairls, you are the crem de la crem.

Oh yes! This.

And so many other moments. I shall miss her.

Thank you for everything, Dame Maggie.

Loved her in the Marigold Hotel films too.
This is sad but, crikey, what a legacy she's left.
I felt like this when Hilary Mantel died, a bit 'no, please don't go, we're not ready...' 🙁

One of the all-time greats. I wish I had seen her on stage, but her TV and film work was remarkable. So witty in real life too, I think.
This news makes me feel surprisingly emotional, tbh.

I’ve shed a few tears over this.
She was an incredible actress. One of the greats.
As someone else has already said - one that you thought would go on forever 😢

I'm going to watch Room With A View tonight ❤
Wee tribute to a legend

Very very sad... Don't think I've ever seen her in something I didn't enjoy... 😔 😔

Incredible career/longevity. RIP Maggie.

Aww no, i thought she was fantastic.

So very sad.

so many one liners in Downton.

my favourite is “what is a weekend?”😂

When I first heard it on radio before the full name was said, I thought nooo not Dame Judi Dench.
But either way still a surprise, I have just seen more films/tv with Dench in.

Nooooooooo 😢

I got a lump in my throat when I saw the headline. She was utterly amazing. DDs love her in the Harry Potter films (as do I!) I think I may rewatch Downton Abbey as she had such wit.