Maggie Smith from 'Harry Potter' and 'Downton Abbey' Dies

Actress Dame Maggie Smith has died. The two-time Oscar and five-time BAFTA Award winner graced Broadway and West End stages as well as television and movie screens for 6 decades. She is best known as the shape-shifting Professor McGonagall from the Harry Potter film series or perhaps as the ever-dignified Dowager Countess of Grantham from Downton Abbey. According to her family, she passed away peacefully in the hospital on September 27 with family and friends.

[@Dracolite]

LETS RAISE OUR WANDS FOR OUR DEAR PROFESSOR 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄 RIP LEGEND 😭😭

[@DiceJester]

🪄RIP Professor McGonagall

[@jwert698]

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[@domenicricci2978]

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[@armoredking151]

Who dracolite?

[@Warhawkqueen21]

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[@marcustolson6264]

RIP to a legend Raise thy wands 🪄

[@geocross237]

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[@hymnofthenightingale]

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[@wolfierain9898]

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[@nathanpitones]

I may not be into Harry Potter, but this is for Maggie Smith and to the other past actors and actresses who played their roles in the series.🪄

[@bethanyoneal5789]

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[@FDR-ww6xz]

We lost a third professor at Hogwarts.

[@FlippyEveryDay]

4th... dumbledore ×2 Snape Hagrid and McGonagall 😢

[@anonymoushuman8443]

And an uncle.

[@HeartbeatCN]

And a wandmaker.​@@anonymoushuman8443

[@ArcaneVx]

Rip legend

[@MollanPollzan]

From Hogwarts, we all wanted her to be our teacher. Amazing actress. R.I.P. 😞❤️ Raise your wands ~~~

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

She was a phenomenal actress. May she rest in peace. 🌹

[@Jayden-lr2mm]

“I always wanted to do that spell!” - Professor Mcgonagall

[@mjthepro9163]

Rip ..she was our childhood and she will always be remembered in our hearts

[@twist58]

I agree. I first heard of her, I was still in grade school in the 90s. Remembered the first role I knew her for too. Long before Harry Potter, she was Mrs. Matlock in The Secret Garden.

[@DinDzebic-ey9ol]

Rest in peace maggie smith, we will miss you so much, we will never forget you, rest in heaven Maggie, 1934-2024, 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

[@TedEhioghae]

Hello, rest in Peace, where?

[@BluelDev]

@@TedEhioghae wrong place wrong time

[@tansirithanachai512]

Fun fact: she died EXACTLY a year after Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore.

[@nInOwarrior0312]

Rhetorical Question. Where is the fun in that? 😅

[@srami004]

RIP Dame Maggie Smith aka Professor Mogonagal. Thank you ❤ for all that you did Wands UP

[@geocross237]

I may admittedly only really knew Maggie Smith as Prof. McGonagall, but I've heard enough to know she was a talent and woman beyond just that and I know she will be sorely missed but fondly remembered. Wands up for you, Dame Maggie Smith. /* Thank you for being a part of my Harry Potter experience. 🥲

[@bertaberta923]

One of my favorite actresses.✝️🕊️💕

[@ikillzuepicly316]

I still remember her from HOOK

[@AliSakurai]

She had an awfully great adventure!

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

What is that supposed to mean ​@@AliSakurai

[@juliaalexander5788]

Or secret garden ❤

[@juliaalexander5788]

​@itsbonkerjojo9028 "awfully" can be used as another word for tremendous or legendary. Normally signaling peaks & valley of the journey. Pending on the context it was used in.

[@deathsdoorawaitsyou]

Will always love you professor McGonagall😢❤

[@shadetree1175]

Sister Act was the first film I saw her in. Such an amazing talent and full of heart. You will be missed. RIP

[@thecozyconstellation]

RIP McGonagall, you will be missed ♥♥♥️

[@lindsayvanas7125]

RIP Maggie Smith, I'll always remember her in the Harry Potter films and Hook forever and always 🙏🙏

[@s.o.q2914]

May she rest well, Hogwarts will never forget a legendary headmistress.

[@AliSakurai]

Raise your wands!!!!

[@ilohchibyke-yd1je]

RIP💝💓💖

[@kanhajain6110]

R.I.P ma'am...thank you for your contributions ❤

[@Lucky-ei6yh]

The Secret Garden Hook Sister Act Harry Potter Keeping Mum Nanny McPhee That's everything I've seen her in, but i know that's only a tiny fraction of the roles she's played.

[@anonymousfan1008]

And so Hogwarts bids another staff member farewell. RIP

[@thethundermans11]

She is in hell as of now

[@Chris-c5t3u]

Nooo not professor M R.I.P😢 Maggie Smith 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄

[@DB-ub3wx]

*Dame Maggie Smith

[@shannonfergusson978]

Rest in Peace Maggie Smith ❤ You're a true legend to never bw forgotten. ❤❤❤

[@eilleencatanese8113]

R.IP.😢

[@ZombieN8YT]

Raise your wands for Professor McGonagall 🪄 Rest In Peace Maggie Smith

[@samuelsalazar1976]

Rip 🕊️ 🎥 🪄 🥹 🇬🇧 Legandary Maggie known as Professor Mcgonagall on 8 Harry Potter Flims we’ll miss you

[@HChan-uq1eh]

RIP dear Maggie , and a heartfelt thank you ! 🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷

[@deeluu905]

So sad, such an elegant satistificated woman. Also a brilliant actress. RIP. Blessings to her family and loved ones.

[@belfastlass3474]

The Prime of Miss Jean Brody. My childhood ❤.

[@Misi-ep6bp]

Yes! Her career was so much more than Harry Potter or Downton Abbey which is what 99% here seem to know her for. Her best work was in the 70's. "Jean Brodie", "Travels with my Aunt", "California Suite". Also, great supporting role in 1985's "Room with a View".

[@belfastlass3474]

@@Misi-ep6bp hopefully there will be plenty of coverage about her career so the young 'un's know how talented she was. Thanks for reminding me of Travels With My Aunt.💜

[@bbygrlpt2]

Such an amazing actress!!! RIP 💔 🧙🪄

[@markdarcy5256]

I loved her in Downtown Abbey as the sassy grandma. We will miss you

[@bethanyoneal5789]

RIP Professor McGonagall 🪄

[@dragonlord0332]

The world of magic has lost a good woman.

[@Felix87953.YTStudio]

RIP

[@taiyeyoung4838]

I know her from sister act

[@juliefitzgerald6042]

Liked her best in Hook.

[@NekoNebula1313]

Rest in peace love ❤

[@jeeaahahaha]

an icon has passed.

[@lorenzobennati8957]

rest in peace..

[@ladynight3790]

Raise your Wands, fellow Wizards… 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄 Rest in Peace, dear Professor Minerva. Thank you for everything. Thank you for being our Best Transfiguration Teacher.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@gabethedinosaur95]

She will always be my favorite for Harry Potter. I’ll never forget Maggie . Rip .

[@Rove_247]

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[@LincolnLoud-ht1vb]

Maggie Smith died on my grandma’s birthday

[@FroppyVA]

Wasn’t she on Sister Act

[@rain1676]

Yep

[@erikochristy]

I'm not much of a fan to the Harry Potter series but I remember her from the movie Hook and Nanny McPhee.

[@twist58]

Even long before Harry Potter, I knew Dame Maggie Smith best as Mrs. Matlock in The Secret Garden and two Sister Act films as the Reverend Mother. She reminds me of my paternal grandmother. Firm, yet caring. She herself passed also at age 89 (back in 2020), but I saw so much of her in this talented actress. I miss her and I’ll miss Dame Maggie. For you, Professor McGonagall. *(raises wand)* Lumos... MAXIMA!

[@STAYsbettastay143]

WE LOVE YOU MAGGIE SMITH 😭 R.I.P YOU WILL BE LOVED

[@maxcastro8487]

Rip legend. She is one of the most badass actors in the Harry Potter series. Thank you for making my childhood great.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Rest in peace holt mccallany

[@abbyhunker3956]

She will surely be missed n i remember she played in the secret garden as the head maid. I really liked her in that movie! I still like to this day ❤

[@sandyguthrie35]

So very sad! A great loss!

[@del-see-oh]

She was so young

[@rocaez8739]

My condolence 🎉

[@creamysauce5351]

RIP sis

[@mahliekbenjamin174]

💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@OvnicentAparatus]

Oh no!! Sad news for Harry Potter fans like myself ❤ RIP My forever Teacher!! 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄

[@UseYourManners123]

Oh noooooooooo 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢. I loved her!!! She was a world treasure! 🌎

[@Hella-Edits]

R.I.P professor Mc Gonagall

[@ErinDonaldson-g4k]

NOOOOOOO!!! My heart rip to the heart of the Harry Potter family 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 we’ll never forget her as the professor m In the most magical movies ever made may she rest in peace

[@Sylveon0412]

As soon as I found out I screamed NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at the top of my lungs!

[@nurfyturf3202]

The fact that Both Michael Gambon and Maggie died on the same day but 1 year apart is crazy!!! May our 3rd professor rest in piece😣😣😣

[@Someone_wrf]

Professor Mcgonagall isn't dead, she's just in the great big Hogwarts in the sky, with Professor Dumbledore.

[@vitomcsween974]

Farewell Maggie Smith head of Gryffindor House professor of transfiguration,

[@lauriefaithprescott]

Ive known her as wendy darling in HOOK first before her role as McGonagall. Fly high maggie. We will never forget you

[@DylanFowle_stitch]

😢😢😢 rest in peace we will always remember you ❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@justinc7049]

Rip to the legend RAISE YOUR WANDS 🪄🪄🪄🪄

[@shaliseshaw9385]

Maggie Smith didn't deserve to die. ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@college87]

I am feeling sad today

[@michaelvega6646]

First the two actors who played Dumbledore then professor Snape, then Hagrid and professor McGonagall

[@sarah607chang]

She will never be forgotten Did Legacy of Harry Potter. 😭😭😭😭

[@Spitfiresammons]

RIP Maggie Smith aka professor mcgonagall 1934-2024

[@avas1wingedangel]

OMG SHE WAS BORN IN ILFORD! I LIVE THERE! RIP professor McGonagall. 🙏

[@catherinecooper2100]

2021 - Narcissa Malfoy 2022 Hagrid 2023 Dumbledore 2024 Mcgonagall 2025 Please nobody we have lost too much 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Rest In Peace

[@CaliforniaDreamin.]

I LOVE MAGGIE SMITH!!! RIP MAGGIE ❤ 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄

[@brycecharles3856]

The Secret Garden... Mrs. Matlock. She was lovely

[@SimbaPlaysMCMain]

Professor, Hogwarts will never be the same without you, Hagrid and Snape as well as many other beloved Harry Potter Characters will keep you company up there.... we will miss you professor.......thank you....

[@veloction6130]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. EVERYONE RAISE YOUR WANDS 😔 🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄

[@19katherine1213]

Snape, Hagrid, Dumbledore, now McGonagall. We’ve looked up to them as kids. Now as adults we see them leave one by one 😢

[@Lotsofrandomstuff123]

Raise! Ur wands!! R.I.P 🪄🪄🪄🪄

[@brittanyboon6386]

😭❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ i love you ima harry fan and you☺️ rest in peace

[@Peace-cz6ze]

Rip Maggie smith. Your contributions live on ❤❤

[@carlg.7882]

Maggie's passing is the same day as Michael Gambon, Professor Dumbledore, passed away a year ago.

[@phantomrequim]

I loved her in Sister Act. I’ll miss her! 😢

[@zaneshoning5350]

Let’s turn on our phone flashlights. R.I.P

[@Melody_V6Reuploads]

R.I.P legend Raise your wands🪄

[@MisatoBestWoman]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my da is ruined Seriously though, this is absolutely heartbreaking we have lost a legend.

[@kaorimiyazano2000]

Rest in peace Maggie Smith, you brought Professor Mcgonagall to life and my childhood will be forever grateful

[@Lightingwarrior]

I will always remember when l first heard she would play professor McGonagall l knew she would be perfect having seen some of Dame Maggie Smith other film roles as a kid, and yet she surpassed even my wildest expectations when l watched them, she was the true living embodiment of Mcgonagall and was exactly how l imagined her to be, no one could have played her better, there will never be anyone like her again RIP Dame Maggie Smith

[@FreyAura_SSO]

oh KnOW! she was one of my fav actress! R.i.p Maggie ! Fly high you will never be forgotten!🕊🕊💞💞 the first movie i saw you in was Hook and feel in love with how sweet you were😭😭💞💞

[@hymnofthenightingale]

I somehow she was going to magically live forever. RIP to a phenomenal actress.

[@Michael-zc8nt]

Rip! All of Harry Potter characters I respect Good or bad role they're Harry Potter family

[@Ali-Adamantium]

We lost Vader now the professor…We losing legends

[@juyeon5855]

rest in paradise , icon

[@MacaylaFriend-st5ci]

Noooo 😭😭 she was the Best actress ever to me!! RIP Maggie Smith! Raise your wands up for Maggie Smith 🪄

[@MistReated-c6p]

Prayers 🙏🕊️ My deepest condolences 😔

[@MamboKing215]

Wendy Moira Angela Darling

[@garycarpenter6433]

She was on the Carol Burnett show and Movies 🎥 Murder By Death Death on the Nile Evil Under the Sun Hook 🪝 Secret Garden Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Sister Act 1&2 Yellow Rolls Royce...She will be missed RIP dear lady Dame