Maggie Smith, the two-time Oscar-winning actor best known for playing the stern Professor McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise and the tart-tongued Dowager Countess on "Downton Abbey," died Friday,

British actress Dame Maggie Smith, who won two Academy Awards, four Emmys and one Tony, among countless other accolades, died on Friday. She was 89.

King Charles III is mourning the loss of legendary British actress Maggie Smith, who died early Friday at 89. In a statement from the monarch and his wife Queen Camilla posted to X, the pair paid their respects to the countrywoman who became a two-time Academy Award-winning actress and garnered several other acting accolades.

Beloved British actor Maggie Smith, who stole hearts in her portrayal of Downton Abbey’s Violet Crawley and Harry Potter’s Professor Minerva McGonagall, died on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, at the age of 89.

Dame Maggie Smith, the versatile, decorated English actress who made an indelible impression on generations of fans for iconic performances in everything from the Harry Potter franchise to Downton Abbey,

Tributes quickly began to pour in after the death of "Downton Abbey" and "Harry Potter" actress Maggie Smith. Smith died "peacefully" in her sleep Friday.

Dame Maggie Smith was one of Britain's best-loved and most celebrated actresses, with a career spanning eight decades. Her first performances came on stage in the 1950s, and her last screen role was just a year ago,

The Oscar- and Tony-winning performer, who died on Friday at age 89 and was best known for the Harry Potter movies and ‘Downton Abbey,’ elevated nearly every stage and screen role she took on in a career that spanned more than half a century.