All of us at GBH mourn the passing of the inimitable Dame Maggie Smith. Born in 1934 in Ilford, England, Smith grew up in Oxford, England, and made her stage debut in a local theater as a teenager. Smith went on to a have an unparalleled career that earned her Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe awards, and more.
Smith won 2 Emmy awards for her role as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey.
MASTERPIECE Executive Producer Susanne Smith said, “The entire MASTERPIECE and PBS family are terribly sad to hear the news of Maggie Smith’s death. She was an icon and will be deeply missed by us personally, and by our audience who came to love her in Downton Abbey. She will be remembered by all of us for decades of memorable performances.”
MASTERPIECE has created this memorial page with a gallery of photos.
Photo by Nick Briggs/Carnival Films
