Here, take a look back at Smith's early days as a young actress! Actress Maggie Smith, 1957 Evening Standard/Hulton ...

Maggie Smith, who died on Friday at 89, was among the most venerable British actors of her era, embarking in the 1950s on a decades-long career and a run of memorable, award-winning performances.

Dame Maggie Smith will be remembered by younger fans for her roles in the Harry Potter movies and for Downton Abbey, but had ...